Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal)
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal)Compare inonAA Speech to Text
$0.006per minute
3.4AA Speech to text
—released
$0.006 / minPer audio minute
Exact native tariff; see source for billing scope.Price covers
Ranking?
Full ranking →···
17Smallest AI Pulse3.319Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal)3.419Smallest AI Pulse Pro3.4Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Transcribe 2+70%-71%$0.002
OpenWhisper Large v2samesame$0.006
CheaperVoxtral Small Transcribe 3+62%-31%$0.004CheaperVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3+55%-40%$0.004
CheaperScribe v2+55%-37%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2+70%-71%$0.002Voxtral Small Transcribe 3+62%-31%$0.004Voxtral Mini Transcribe 3+55%-40%$0.004Scribe v2+55%-37%$0.004
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0+48%-71%$0.002ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v2Opensamesame$0.006
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpensame-87%$0.001Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen-24%-74%$0.002Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen-26%-89%$0.001Wizper Large v3Open-28%-91%$0.001ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Chirp-89%+174%$0.016Per audio minute: $0.006 / min → $0.016 / minChirp 3, Googlesame+174%$0.016Per audio minute: $0.006 / min → $0.016 / minGemini 3.5 Transcribesame-14%$0.005Gemma 4 12B ItOpenn/a——Per audio minute: not verifiedGemma 4 E2B ItOpenn/a——Per audio minute: not verifiedGemma 4 E4B ItOpenn/a—$0.02Per audio minute: not verifiedGemini 3.5 Transcribe Liven/a——Per audio minute: not verifiedAll Google models →Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceFAQ
How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal) cost?›
$0.006 per minute.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal) free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.006 per minute.
How good is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal), and what is it best at?›
#17 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal) better than Smallest AI Pulse?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal) scores 3.4 vs 3.3 — about the same. It is 17% more expensive.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal) open source?›
No, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal) is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Whisper Large v2.
What is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal)?›
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal) is a closed speech & voice model from Google.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal)?›
MAI Transcribe 2 (cheaper), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).