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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Google · Released Mar 3, 2026 · Closed weights

Low-latency Gemini model for high-volume multimodal and agent workloads

Strongest at
Math
Better than 24% of the past year's models · 2 of 5 benchmarks
Price per 1M tokens
$0.25 / $1.5
input / output · Google
Context window
1.05M
tokens in · 65.5K out
Since the last one
159 days
after Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 09-2025
Lab announcement ↗Open in the timeline

Capability profile

Where it lands among 91 models released in the past year. 50 is the average model.

This modelEvery model from the past year
Coding
No results yet
Writing
No results yet
Reading & documents
No results yet
Reasoning
No results yet
Math
49Better than 24%
Science
50Better than 8%
Visual reasoning
No results yet
Computer use
No results yet
Where these scores come from

Each capability combines the published benchmarks listed here, rescaled so 50 is the reference average and 15 points is one standard deviation. A hollow marker rests on a single benchmark.

Price against capability

The shaded corner holds anything better and cheaper. Prices blend input and output 3 to 1.

9 models from the past year score higher on Math for less: Claude Haiku 5.5, DeepSeek V3.2, GPT-6 Luna and 6 more.

$0.1$0.3$1$3$10$3020406080GPT-6.1 Terra: 76, $2 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 63, $0.26 per 1MMuse Spark Open: 60, $2 per 1MClaude Haiku 5.5: 66, $0.2 per 1MMistral Large 4: 54, $2.06 per 1MGemini 4 Argon: 75, $4 per 1MGPT-6.1 Sol: 78, $4 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5.5: 75, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Sol: 74, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Luna: 63, $0.2 per 1MClaude Opus 5.5: 77, $8 per 1MGrok 4.7: 55, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 60, $0.21 per 1MGPT-6 Astra: 78, $20 per 1MMuse Spark 1.3: 65, $2 per 1MGemini 3.8 Flash: 58, $1.5 per 1MClaude Fable 5.1: 76, $20 per 1MGLM-5.3-Flash: 47, $0.24 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: 48, $0.32 per 1MQwen3.8 27B: 42, $1.12 per 1MGLM-5.3: 56, $2.15 per 1MGemini 3.7 Flash: 62, $1.5 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: 60, $0.99 per 1MGrok 4.6: 60, $3 per 1MMuse Spark 1.2: 56, $2 per 1MQwen3.8 Max: 62, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 55, $0.15 per 1MClaude Opus 5: 73, $10 per 1MGemini 3.6 Flash: 52, $1.5 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 35, $0.85 per 1MKimi K3: 61, $6 per 1MQwen3.7 Flash: 48, $0.055 per 1MGPT-5.6 Terra: 70, $4.5 per 1MGPT-5.6 Sol: 73, $8 per 1MGPT-5.6 Luna: 63, $0.45 per 1MGrok 4.5: 55, $3 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5: 62, $4 per 1MGLM-5.2: 54, $2.15 per 1MKimi K2.7 Code: 46, $1.71 per 1MClaude Fable 5: 75, $20 per 1MQwen3.7 Plus: 54, $0.7 per 1MClaude Opus 4.8: 67, $10 per 1MQwen3.7 Max: 53, $3.75 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash: 54, $3.38 per 1MGPT-5.5 Instant: 42, $11.2 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro: 49, $1.19 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash: 27, $0.11 per 1MGPT-5.5 Pro: 72, $67.5 per 1MGPT-5.5: 68, $11.2 per 1MQwen3.6 27B: 45, $1.35 per 1MKimi K2.6: 49, $1.71 per 1MGrok 4.3: 39, $1.56 per 1MGrok Build 0.1: 23, $1.25 per 1MClaude Opus 4.7: 60, $10 per 1MQwen3.6 35B-A3B: 49, $0.84 per 1MMuse Spark 1.1: 50, $2 per 1MGLM-5.1: 51, $2.15 per 1MGemma 4 31B IT: 58, $0.25 per 1MQwen3.6 Plus: 37, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.4 nano: 48, $0.46 per 1MGPT-5.4 mini: 44, $1.69 per 1MGPT-5.4 Pro: 67, $67.5 per 1MGPT-5.4: 64, $5.62 per 1MQwen3.5 Flash: 47, $0.18 per 1MQwen3.5 9B: 53, $0.19 per 1MQwen3.5 35B-A3B: 56, $0.69 per 1MGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 55, $4.5 per 1MClaude Sonnet 4.6: 54, $6 per 1MQwen3.5 Plus: 63, $0.9 per 1MQwen3.5 397B-A17B: 52, $1.35 per 1MGLM-5: 60, $1.55 per 1MClaude Opus 4.6: 57, $10 per 1MGLM-4.7: 48, $1 per 1MGemini 3 Flash Preview: 50, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.2 Pro: 61, $57.8 per 1MGPT-5.2 Codex: 51, $4.81 per 1MGPT-5.2: 54, $4.81 per 1MDeepSeek V3.2: 64, $0.32 per 1MClaude Opus 4.5: 51, $10 per 1MGPT-5.1 Codex Max: 37, $3.44 per 1MGPT-5.1: 64, $3.44 per 1MGemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 49, $0.56 per 1MGemini 3.1 Flash LitePrice per 1M tokens →↑ Math$0.1$1$1020406080GPT-6.1 Terra: 76, $2 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 63, $0.26 per 1MMuse Spark Open: 60, $2 per 1MClaude Haiku 5.5: 66, $0.2 per 1MMistral Large 4: 54, $2.06 per 1MGemini 4 Argon: 75, $4 per 1MGPT-6.1 Sol: 78, $4 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5.5: 75, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Sol: 74, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Luna: 63, $0.2 per 1MClaude Opus 5.5: 77, $8 per 1MGrok 4.7: 55, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 60, $0.21 per 1MGPT-6 Astra: 78, $20 per 1MMuse Spark 1.3: 65, $2 per 1MGemini 3.8 Flash: 58, $1.5 per 1MClaude Fable 5.1: 76, $20 per 1MGLM-5.3-Flash: 47, $0.24 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: 48, $0.32 per 1MQwen3.8 27B: 42, $1.12 per 1MGLM-5.3: 56, $2.15 per 1MGemini 3.7 Flash: 62, $1.5 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: 60, $0.99 per 1MGrok 4.6: 60, $3 per 1MMuse Spark 1.2: 56, $2 per 1MQwen3.8 Max: 62, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 55, $0.15 per 1MClaude Opus 5: 73, $10 per 1MGemini 3.6 Flash: 52, $1.5 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 35, $0.85 per 1MKimi K3: 61, $6 per 1MQwen3.7 Flash: 48, $0.055 per 1MGPT-5.6 Terra: 70, $4.5 per 1MGPT-5.6 Sol: 73, $8 per 1MGPT-5.6 Luna: 63, $0.45 per 1MGrok 4.5: 55, $3 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5: 62, $4 per 1MGLM-5.2: 54, $2.15 per 1MKimi K2.7 Code: 46, $1.71 per 1MClaude Fable 5: 75, $20 per 1MQwen3.7 Plus: 54, $0.7 per 1MClaude Opus 4.8: 67, $10 per 1MQwen3.7 Max: 53, $3.75 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash: 54, $3.38 per 1MGPT-5.5 Instant: 42, $11.2 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro: 49, $1.19 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash: 27, $0.11 per 1MGPT-5.5 Pro: 72, $67.5 per 1MGPT-5.5: 68, $11.2 per 1MQwen3.6 27B: 45, $1.35 per 1MKimi K2.6: 49, $1.71 per 1MGrok 4.3: 39, $1.56 per 1MGrok Build 0.1: 23, $1.25 per 1MClaude Opus 4.7: 60, $10 per 1MQwen3.6 35B-A3B: 49, $0.84 per 1MMuse Spark 1.1: 50, $2 per 1MGLM-5.1: 51, $2.15 per 1MGemma 4 31B IT: 58, $0.25 per 1MQwen3.6 Plus: 37, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.4 nano: 48, $0.46 per 1MGPT-5.4 mini: 44, $1.69 per 1MGPT-5.4 Pro: 67, $67.5 per 1MGPT-5.4: 64, $5.62 per 1MQwen3.5 Flash: 47, $0.18 per 1MQwen3.5 9B: 53, $0.19 per 1MQwen3.5 35B-A3B: 56, $0.69 per 1MGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 55, $4.5 per 1MClaude Sonnet 4.6: 54, $6 per 1MQwen3.5 Plus: 63, $0.9 per 1MQwen3.5 397B-A17B: 52, $1.35 per 1MGLM-5: 60, $1.55 per 1MClaude Opus 4.6: 57, $10 per 1MGLM-4.7: 48, $1 per 1MGemini 3 Flash Preview: 50, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.2 Pro: 61, $57.8 per 1MGPT-5.2 Codex: 51, $4.81 per 1MGPT-5.2: 54, $4.81 per 1MDeepSeek V3.2: 64, $0.32 per 1MClaude Opus 4.5: 51, $10 per 1MGPT-5.1 Codex Max: 37, $3.44 per 1MGPT-5.1: 64, $3.44 per 1MGemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 49, $0.56 per 1MGemini 3.1 Flash LitePrice per 1M tokens →↑ Math

Google $0.25 / $1.5 · OpenRouter $0.25 / $1.5 · Cached input $0.025

Since Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 09-2025

7 releases in the Gemini line.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-LiteDec 11, 2024188dGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteJun 17, 20250dGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Jun 17, 2025100dGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 09-2025Sep 25, 2025159dGemini 3.1 Flash LiteMar 3, 20260dGemini 3.1 Flash Lite PreviewMar 3, 2026140dGemini 3.5 Flash LiteJul 21, 2026
Released159 days later
Context1.05Msame

A newer release is out: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.

ECI STANDING#93 of 270
SCORE144.26142.31–145.73 CI
FRONTIER LAGLaunched 10.5 months behindScores about what o3 did in April 2025.
SCORES LIKE THESE MODELSGrok 4 FastxAI · Sep 2025144.09Claude Opus 4.1Anthropic · Aug 2025144.07Qwen3.7 FlashAlibaba · Jul 2026144.05
Gemini 2.5 Pro (Mar 2025)Google DeepMind · Mar 2025143.96
Full Epoch Capabilities Index ranking ↗

Epoch benchmark boards

Best result on each board it has run. The tick marks the leader.

WeirdML
52%#52 of 141
GPQA diamond
82%#91 of 234
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
80%#92 of 216
DTBench
77%#94 of 179
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
28%#70 of 90
DeepResearch Bench
37%#23 of 26

Google's past year

37 release days in the past year, about one every 10 days. The next is expected around Nov 3, 2026. Forecasts ↗

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Specifications

RELEASE DATEMar 3, 2026
WEIGHTSClosed weights
CONTEXT WINDOW1.05M
MAX OUTPUT65.5K
REASONINGNot listed
TOOL CALLINGNot listed
INPUTStext, image/png, image/jpeg, image/webp, image/heic, image/heif, video/mp4, video/mpeg, video/mov, video/avi, video/x-flv, video/mpg, video/webm, video/wmv, video/3gpp, audio/wav, audio/mp3, audio/aiff, audio/aac, audio/ogg, audio/flac, audio/mpeg, audio/m4a, audio/l16, audio/opus, audio/alaw, audio/mulaw, audio/webm, application/pdf
OUTPUTStext

Models.dev record ↗

Specifications and prices from Models.dev; availability and limits may differ by provider. Benchmarks from Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0), LiveBench and the other sources named above.