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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview AI model by Google.
Intelligence
72.0 #115
Top 15% tier
Output Speed
50 t/s
ITL 20.0 ms/tok
Blended price (3:1)
$2.188 /1M
In $1.25/M · Out $5/M
Context
128K
≈ 320 A4 pages · max out 8,192
Quality Domain Radar
6-Axis Frontier Evaluation vs Category Average & Flagship
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Claude Mythos Preview (#1)
Average (68)
Radar axes are approximated from category scores where direct benchmark measurements are missing — see Methodology.
Strengths & Trade-offs
Where it wins
- Cheap prompt-cache reads at $0.125/1M
Developer Quickstart & API
Set
GEMINI_API_KEY first — get an API keycurl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview:generateContent" \
-H "x-goog-api-key: $GEMINI_API_KEY" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{
"contents": [{"parts": [{"text": "Refactor this function for O(n) time and explain the change."}]}]
}'from google import genai
client = genai.Client() # reads GEMINI_API_KEY
resp = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview",
contents="Refactor this function for O(n) time and explain the change.",
)
print(resp.text)const res = await fetch(
`https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview:generateContent`,
{
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-goog-api-key": process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
"content-type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({ contents: [{ parts: [{ text: "Refactor this function for O(n) time and explain the change." }] }] }),
}
);
console.log((await res.json()).candidates[0].content.parts[0].text);Official Resources & Links
API deployment
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Benchmark Results
Live Specs & Architecture
Under the hood
- Prompt caching supported — cached input reads at $0.125/1M tokens.
Release date
Jan 1, 2024
Parameters
Unknown
License
Unknown
Context Window
128,000 tokens
Max Output
8,192 tokens
Modalities
text
Cache Pricing
read $0.125 · write $1.5625 /1M
Reasoning
—
Input Price
$1.25/M
Output Price
$5/M
Output Speed
50 t/s
Time to First Token
—
Data Updated
Oct 26, 2026
Estimated monthly bill
Estimated monthly spend
$0.00
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@misc{llmpodium2026gemini31flashlitepreview,
title = {Benchmark Analysis and Intelligence Evaluation of Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview},
author = {LLMPodium Research},
year = {2026},
url = {https://llmpodium.com/models/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview}
}Embed Score Badge
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