Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteAlternatives?
CheaperGPT-6 Lunamax+25%-76%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813max+60%+133%$0.67No image input+6CheaperGPT-5.6 Lunamax+24%-47%$0.18
CheaperQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpen+22%-12%$0.23 / $2.30Context: 1M → 262K+3CheaperR1 0528unstatedOpen-14%-18%$0.39 / $1.63Context: 1M → 128K+2GPT-6 Lunamax+25%-76%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunamax+24%-47%$0.18Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpen+22%-12%$0.23 / $2.30Context: 1M → 262K+3R1 0528unstatedOpen-14%-18%$0.39 / $1.63Context: 1M → 128K+2DeepSeek V3unstatedOpen-17%-63%$0.28 / $0.42Context: 1M → 128K+2GPT-6 Lunamax+25%-76%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunamax+24%-47%$0.18DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813maxOpen+60%+133%$0.67No image input+6GPT-6.1 Solmax×2.2+371%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5
Grok 4.5high+46%+253%$0.88Context: 1M → 500KDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813maxOpen+60%+133%$0.67No image input+6
Kimi K3maxOpen+53%+606%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3
GLM 5.3maxOpen+24%+153%$2.01No image input+5Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpen+22%-12%$0.23 / $2.30Context: 1M → 262K+3TInklingxhighOpen+22%+103%$0.95 / $4.05Context: 1M → 256K+1Gemini 4 Argonhigh×2.3—*$1.99Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewhigh×2.2—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3.8 Flashhigh×2.1—*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3 Flash Previewhigh×2—$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.6 Flashhigh×2—*$1.60Gemini 2.5 Flashunstated-15%—$0.30 / $2.50Gemma 3 27BunstatedOpen-68%—$0.08 / $0.16Context: 1M → 131KGemma 4 31BunstatedOpen-69%—$0.10 / $0.34Context: 1M → 256KAll Google models →Benchmarks
in Chat & KnowledgeFAQ
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 Grok 4.3?›
On SimpleQA Verified v1, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores 33.1 vs 33.2 — about the same. It is 6% cheaper per task.
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 DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813.
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?›
GPT-6 Luna (cheaper), DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (open weights).