Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteAlternatives?
CheaperGPT-5.4 Nano (2026-03-17)high+10%-18%$0.20 / $1.25Context: 1M → 400KBetterGPT-6 Lunamax+24%+13%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813max+23%+1,020%$0.67No image input+6
CheaperQwen3.7 Flashunstated+8%-90%$0.03 / $0.13CheaperQwen 3.5 Plusunstated+8%-54%$0.12 / $0.69GPT-5.4 Nano (2026-03-17)high+10%-18%$0.20 / $1.25Context: 1M → 400KQwen3.7 Flashunstated+8%-90%$0.03 / $0.13Qwen 3.5 Plusunstated+8%-54%$0.12 / $0.69Qwen 3.5 Flashunstated+6%-80%$0.065 / $0.26Gemma 4 26B A4BminimalOpen+3%-53%$0.15 / $0.60Context: 1M → 256KGPT-6 Lunamax+24%+13%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
Claude Haiku 5.5high+22%+32%$0.079Remove sampling parameters+5GPT OSS 120BhighOpen+11%+53%$0.092Context: 1M → 131K+2GPT-5.6 Terralow+11%+140%$0.14Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-5.6 Lunamax+23%+196%$0.18DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813maxOpen+23%+1,020%$0.67No image input+6
Kimi K3maxOpen+22%+3,224%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3Kimi K2.6unstatedOpen+20%+204%$0.95 / $4Context: 1M → 256KKimi K2.7 CodeunstatedOpen+19%+204%$0.95 / $4Context: 1M → 256K+1
GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+17%+371%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4Gemini 4 Argonhigh+25%+3,207%*$1.99Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini 3.8 Flashhigh+24%+1,965%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewhigh+19%—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3 Flash Previewhigh+19%—$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.6 Flashhigh+18%+2,560%*$1.60Gemini 2.5 Prounstated+5%—$1.25 / $10Gemma 4 26B A4BminimalOpen+3%—$0.15 / $0.60Context: 1M → 256KGemma 4 31BminimalOpen-8%—$0.10 / $0.34Context: 1M → 256KAll Google models →History
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How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite cost?›
$0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.025 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.06 at high effort.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.25 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, and what is it best at?›
#134 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #63 of 132 in Coding, #78 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #11 of 245 in Writing & Language, #42 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Instructions.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than GPT-5 Nano (2025-08-07)?›
On OTIS Mock AIME 2024 2025, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores 80 vs 81.1 — lower.
How can I use Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?›
Through the API of DeepInfra, Google, Google AI Studio.
What is the context window of Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?›
1M tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.
When was Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-05-07. It has been superseded by Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite open source?›
No, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813.
Can Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite read images?›
It accepts text and images, video as input.
What is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?›
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is a closed language model from Google, released May 2026, the successor to Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?›
GPT-5.4 Nano (2026-03-17) (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (open weights).