# Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Model tracker · checked 2026-10-14 · https://dbggr.dev/models/gemini-3-5-flash-lite/

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is a fast model from Google, released 21 July 2026. At Google it costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.

- Made by: Alphabet (Google, Google DeepMind, Google Cloud)
- Released: 2026-07-21
- Status: Generally available
- Tier: Fast
- Weights: Closed
- Context window: 1,048,576 tokens
- Max output: 65,536 tokens
- Input: text, image, audio, video, pdf
- API id: gemini-3.5-flash-lite
- Docs: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.5-flash-lite

## Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite price at Google

US dollars per million tokens. Blended is 3 input tokens for every output token, one number to compare on.

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Blended | Batch | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.03 | $0.85 | 50% off | [2026-10-14](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing) |

- Google: Same input price for text, image, video and audio. Free tier available.

## Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite benchmarks

| Benchmark | Score | What it measures | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena text score | 1455 | Elo-style score from people voting between answers | [Independent](https://arena.ai/leaderboard/text) |

Scores reported by a model's maker aren't independently checked.

## Models like Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

| Model | Input | Output | Context | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.30 | $2.50 | 1M | Closed |
| [Amazon Nova 2 Lite](https://dbggr.dev/models/amazon-nova-2-lite/) | $0.30 | $2.50 | 1M | Closed |
| [Qwen3.6 35B A3B](https://dbggr.dev/models/qwen3-6-35b-a3b/) | $0.375 | $2.25 | 256K | Open |
| [Qwen3.8 27B](https://dbggr.dev/models/qwen3-8-27b/) | $0.50 | $3.00 | 1M | Open |
| [Muse Glimmer 30B](https://dbggr.dev/models/muse-glimmer-30b/) | $0.35 | $1.50 | 131K | Open |
| [GLM-5.3 FlashX](https://dbggr.dev/models/glm-5-3-flashx/) | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1M | Open |

## FAQ

### How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite cost?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens at Google, and $0.03 per million cached input tokens, with 50% off for batch requests. Prices are list prices in US dollars, last checked 14 October 2026.

### What is Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite's context window?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite takes up to 1,048,576 tokens in one request and writes up to 65,536 tokens in one response.

### Is Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite open weight?

No. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is only available through Google's API; Google doesn't publish the weights.

### Where can I use Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is available from Google. At Google, call it as `gemini-3.5-flash-lite`.