gemini-3-flash-preview-free is the free, publicly available version of gemini-3-flash-preview, offering the same model capabilities with usage limits in place to ensure service stability. Limits include up to 5 requests per minute, a maximum of 250 requests per day, and a daily quota of 500,000 tokens. Free usage is based on shared capacity and is limited in availability. This version is intended for testing and light usage; for consistent and reliable access, please switch to the paid model.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) vs GLM 5.2
Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) and 1,000,000 tokens on GLM 5.2. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) scores 1509 and GLM 5.2 scores 1505.
GLM 5.2GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.
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FAQ
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free): 1509; GLM 5.2: 1505 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
How large is each context window?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) accepts 1,048,576 and GLM 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 65,536 tokens on Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) and 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) and GLM 5.2 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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