Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite pricing
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is Google’s GA high-efficiency multimodal model optimized for low-latency, high-volume workloads. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite from Google costs $0.250 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.025 per 1M. Context window 1,048,576 tokens.
API id gemini-3.1-flash-lite · Google · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose
$0.250
Input / 1M tokens
$1.50
Output / 1M tokens
$0.025
Cached input / 1M
1M
Context window
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite specifications
- Provider
- API id
gemini-3.1-flash-lite- Model type
- general-purpose
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Max output
- 66K tokens
- Currency
- USD
- Price source
- First-party
- Last checked
- 2026-09-25
Tags
- fast
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite across providers
The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.
| Provider | Input /1M | Cached /1M | Output /1M | 1M in + 1M out | vs vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.250 | $0.025 | $1.50 | $1.75 | — | |
DeepInfraHost | $0.250 | — | $1.50 | $1.75 | — |
OpenRouterHost | $0.250 | $0.025 | $1.50 | $1.75 | — |
What Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0010 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.02 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $0.55 |
Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.
Common questions
- How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite cost per 1M tokens?
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs $0.250 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.025 per 1M.
- What is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite's context window?
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 65,536 output tokens.
- Is there a cheaper Gemini model than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?
- Yes. Gemini Embedding 2 is $0.200 per 1M input tokens versus $0.250 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.
- Where does this Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite price come from?
- Directly from Google's published pricing page, re-read every day and normalized to USD per 1,000,000 tokens.
Head-to-head comparisons
Other Gemini models
- Gemini 3.8 Flash $0.750
- Gemini 3.7 Flash $0.750
- Gemini 3.6 Flash $0.750
- Gemini 3.5 Flash $1.50
- Gemini 3.8 Live, Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, and Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview $0.750
- Gemini 3.5 Live Translate $3.50
- Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Live $3.50
- Gemini 3.5 Transcribe $2.00
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite $0.300
- Gemini Omni Flash $1.50
- Gemini Omni Flash Preview $1.50
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview $2.00
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2) 🍌 $0.500
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image (Nano Banana 2 Lite) 🍌 $0.250
- Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS $0.500
- Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS $0.500