Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Jul 2026
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
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$0.19per task?
$0.30 / $2.50per 1M in / out
454 tok/sfirst token in 8.1 s?
1Mcontext

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FAQ

How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cost?›

$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.19 at high effort.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.30 per 1M input tokens.

How good is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, and what is it best at?›

#128 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #54 of 132 in Coding, #53 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #40 of 195 in Writing & Language, #26 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Knowledge, Vision.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than MiniMax M3?›

On Arena Text · Chinese, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores 1,467.3 vs 1,467.4 — about the same.

How can I use Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?›

Through the API of Google, Google AI Studio.

What is the context window of Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?›

1M tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.

When was Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-07-21. It is the current version in its line.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite open source?›

No, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is GLM 5.3.

Can Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite read images?›

It accepts text and images, audio, video as input.

What is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?›

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is a closed language model from Google, released Jul 2026, the successor to Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite.

What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?›

MiMo v2.6 Pro (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Terra (better), GLM 5.3 (open weights).