GoogleReleased on Mar 3, 2026

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: API Pricing, Context Window & Benchmarks

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is a language model from Google, released in March 2026, with multimodal input, a 1M-token context window, and pricing from $0.250/M input and $1.50/M output.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the first Flash-Lite model in the Gemini 3 series. It is optimized for high-volume, latency-sensitive tasks like translation, content moderation, and classification. It delivers enhanced performance at a fraction

Input
TextImageAudioVideo
Output
Text
Speed
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Cost
$0.39/ 1M · 8:1 in:out
$0.25 in · $1.50 out

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite benchmarks

Rankings

Quality Tracker

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Performance Across Datasets

Scores sourced from the model's scorecard, paper, or official blog posts

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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite pricing

Providers

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite starts at $0.250 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens via Google.

ProviderInput $/MOutput $/MWorkload 1M + 100KContext in / outTTFT p50 / p95 sOutput avg / p5 c/sSuccess 7dModalities in / out
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$0.250$1.50$0.4001.0M/65.5K
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Workload cost uses 1M input tokens plus 100K output tokens at published list prices. TTFT is time to first token. Output is characters per second; p5 is the sustained floor exceeded by 95% of observed requests. Success is calculated from completed versus failed requests over the trailing seven days.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite context window

Input and output token limits for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, plus how it ranks on long-context understanding.

InputOutput
1Mtokens
66Ktokens
≈ 1.5k pages of text
1M
8K128K1M

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite API

Available from the model provider

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is available from Google. It is not currently routed through the LLM Stats gateway.

Read the official API documentation

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite latency

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite examples

Recent arena outputs from Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite license

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is a proprietary model available under its provider's product and API terms, has a knowledge cutoff of January 2025.

License
Proprietary
Hosted access
Knowledge cutoff
January 2025

Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite resources

Official sources for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: api documentation, official playground, official launch post.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs other models

The most-compared alternatives to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite are Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B. Open any pair side-by-side for benchmarks, pricing, context, and latency.

Models like Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Models ranked just above and below Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite by LLM Stats score.

 

Claude Sonnet 4.5

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Claude Opus 4.5

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Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Gemma 4 31B

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Gemma 4 26B-A4B

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Qwen3.7-Plus

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.

When was Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite released?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite was released on March 3, 2026 by Google. This is the official Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite release date tracked on LLM Stats.

Is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite available via API?

Yes, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is available via API. See the official documentation for authentication and endpoint details. It is served by 1 provider tracked on LLM Stats.

Who created Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite was created by Google.

What is the license for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is released under the Proprietary license.

What is the knowledge cutoff date for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has a knowledge cutoff of January 2025, meaning it was trained on data up to that point and may not know about events after it.

Is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite multimodal?

Yes, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

Where can I use Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is available through 1 provider including Google.

Where is the Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite paper or technical report?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has a paper or technical report available at https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-1-flash-lite/. Use that source for architecture, training, release and evaluation details.

What models should I compare Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite against?

Common Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite comparisons include Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Claude Sonnet 4.5, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Claude Opus 4.5, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B. Compare them side by side for benchmark scores, pricing, context window, latency and API availability.