Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs LongCat-Flash-Lite

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. LongCat-Flash-Lite is 6.4x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while LongCat-Flash-Lite is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

LongCat-Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/1M tokens) is 5.0x more expensive than LongCat-Flash-Lite ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($3.00/1M tokens) is 7.5x more expensive than LongCat-Flash-Lite ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3 Flash is more expensive than LongCat-Flash-Lite.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$3.00
Best providerGoogle
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerMeituan
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to LongCat-Flash-Lite's 256,000 tokens. LongCat-Flash-Lite can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Input256,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas LongCat-Flash-Lite does not.

Gemini 3 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LongCat-Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while LongCat-Flash-Lite uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

LongCat-Flash-Lite

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while LongCat-Flash-Lite was released on 2026-02-05.

LongCat-Flash-Lite is 2 months newer than Gemini 3 Flash.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

3 months ago

LongCat-Flash-Lite

Feb 5, 2026

2 months ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while LongCat-Flash-Lite's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without LongCat-Flash-Lite's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

LongCat-Flash-Lite

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. LongCat-Flash-Lite is available from Meituan.

Gemini 3 Flash

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M

LongCat-Flash-Lite

meituan logo
Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2025 score (99.7% vs 63.2%)
Higher GPQA score (90.4% vs 66.8%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (78.0% vs 54.4%)
Meituan
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs LongCat-Flash-Lite

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash is made by Google and LongCat-Flash-Lite is made by Meituan. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. LongCat-Flash-Lite scores MATH-500: 96.8%, MMLU: 85.5%, CMMLU: 82.5%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, Tau2 Retail: 73.1%.
LongCat-Flash-Lite is 5.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 3 Flash costs $0.50/M input and $3.00/M output via google. LongCat-Flash-Lite costs $0.10/M input and $0.40/M output via meituan.
Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and LongCat-Flash-Lite supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 256K), input pricing ($0.50 vs $0.10/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and LongCat-Flash-Lite is developed by Meituan.