Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
GeminiCompact
ThinkingTool UseVisionStructured Output
About this model
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is Google’s GA high-efficiency multimodal model optimized for low-latency, high-volume workloads. It supports text, image, video, audio, and PDF inputs, and is designed for lightweight agentic...
Performance Tier
Compact
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is a compact model from Gemini : optimized for speed and affordability.
Small, fast, and affordable. Optimized for speed and low cost, great for high-volume or simple tasks.
Pricing
This model is included in Elosia plansAffordable
Low cost. Suitable for sustained use and high-volume interactions.
| Type | per 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Input (prompt) | $0.250 |
| Output (completion) | $1.50 |
| Image | $0.250 |
| Internal reasoning | $1.50 |
| Cache read | $0.025 |
| Cache write | $0.083 |
Capabilities
Context Length1.0M
Max Output Tokens66K
TokenizerGemini
Inputtext, image, video, file, audio
Outputtext
Release DateMay 7, 2026
Benchmarks
General Intelligence
MMLU
88.9%
GPQA Diamond
86.9%
Mathematics
MATH-500
Not reported
Programming
HumanEval
Not reported
Reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam
16%
Multimodal
MMMU-Pro
76.8%
Where does Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite stand?
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Recommended Use Cases
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Strengths
- Ultra-fast inference (~389 tokens/s) at half the cost of Flash
- 1M token context window with full multimodal input (text, image, video, audio)
- Strong general knowledge (MMLU 88.9%) for a lite model
- Built-in thinking mode with configurable depth
Limitations
- Preview model — behavior may change
- Complex reasoning significantly weaker than Flash base (HLE 16% vs 43.5%)
- Poor long-context performance at 1M tokens (MRCR 12.3%)
Frequently asked questions
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