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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
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 · maker | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.03 | $0.85 | 50% off | 2026-10-14 |
- 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 |
Scores reported by a model's maker aren't independently checked.
Models like Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Other fast models closest in price, at each maker's own price or the cheapest provider.
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.30 | $2.50 | 1M | Closed |
| Amazon Nova 2 Lite AWS | $0.30 | $2.50 | 1M | Closed |
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B Alibaba | $0.375 | $2.25 | 256K | Open |
| Qwen3.8 27B Alibaba | $0.50 | $3.00 | 1M | Open |
| Muse Glimmer 30B Meta | $0.35 | $1.50 | 131K | Open |
| GLM-5.3 FlashX Z.ai | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1M | Open |
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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite 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.