Author's Description
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is a high-efficiency model from Google with upgraded agentic capabilities. It is suited for subagents that execute focused tasks within complex, multi-agent workflows.
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, a high-efficiency model designed for focused subagent tasks, demonstrates exceptional performance across various metrics. It consistently ranks among the fastest models, achieving the 94th percentile across seven benchmarks, making it highly suitable for time-sensitive applications. The model also offers competitive pricing, positioned at the 55th percentile, balancing cost-effectiveness with its robust capabilities. Notably, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite exhibits outstanding reliability, boasting a 100% success rate across all benchmarks, indicating minimal technical failures and consistent responsiveness. In terms of specific benchmark performance, the model shows remarkable accuracy in General Knowledge and Ethics, achieving perfect 100% scores and being recognized as the most accurate at its price point and speed for these categories. Its Coding performance is also strong at 93% accuracy, making it the most accurate among models of similar speed. While its Hallucinations accuracy is a respectable 98%, its Instruction Following accuracy of 70% suggests an area for potential improvement, particularly in complex, multi-layered directives. Email Classification, at 97% accuracy, is solid, and Reasoning at 82% is adequate. Overall, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite's key strengths lie in its speed, reliability, and high accuracy in knowledge-based and ethical reasoning tasks, making it a powerful tool for agentic workflows.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $0.3 |
| Completion | $2.5 |
| Input Cache Read | $0.03 |
| Input Cache Write | $0.0833 |
| Internal Reasoning | $2.5 |
| Web Search | $14000 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Google AI Studio
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Google AI Studio | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite-20260721 | 1M | $0.3 / 1M tokens | $2.5 / 1M tokens |
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Google AI Studio
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Google AI Studio | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite-20260721 | 1M | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $1.25 / 1M tokens |
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Google AI Studio
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Google AI Studio | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite-20260721 | 1M | $0.54 / 1M tokens | $4.5 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite-20260721 | 1M | $0.3 / 1M tokens | $2.5 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite-20260721 | 1M | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $1.25 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite-20260721 | 1M | $0.54 / 1M tokens | $4.5 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
|---|
Other Models by google
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Released | Params | Context |
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Speed | Ability | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash | Jul 21, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | Jun 30, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | Jun 17, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Jun 17, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash | May 19, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | May 07, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B Unavailable | Apr 03, 2026 | 26B | 262K |
Image input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) | Apr 03, 2026 | 26B | 262K |
Image input
Text input
Video input
Text output
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★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B Unavailable | Apr 02, 2026 | 31B | 262K |
Image input
Text input
Video input
Text output
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B (free) | Apr 02, 2026 | 31B | 262K |
Image input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Lyria 3 Pro Preview | Mar 30, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
Text input
Audio output
Text output
|
— | — | $ |
| Google: Lyria 3 Clip Preview | Mar 30, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
Text input
Audio output
Text output
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— | — | $ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Mar 02, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) Unavailable | Feb 26, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | Feb 26, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools | Feb 25, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Feb 19, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Dec 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Nov 20, 2025 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
— | ★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3 Pro Preview Unavailable | Nov 18, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Oct 07, 2025 | — | 32K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025 Unavailable | Sep 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
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|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 Unavailable | Sep 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
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Audio input
Text input
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Text output
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) Unavailable | Aug 26, 2025 | — | 32K |
Image input
Text input
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Text output
|
— | — | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Jul 22, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
Text output
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 06-17 Unavailable | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
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Audio input
Text input
Video input
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|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Jun 05, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemma 1 2B Unavailable | May 28, 2025 | 2B | 8K |
Text input
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— | — | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 3n 4B | May 20, 2025 | 4B | 32K |
Text input
Text output
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★★★ | ★★ | $ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 Unavailable | May 20, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
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★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 | May 06, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Video input
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|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 04-17 Unavailable | Apr 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
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★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental Unavailable | Mar 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
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— | — | $ |
| Google: Gemma 3 4B | Mar 13, 2025 | 4B | 131K |
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★★★ | ★ | $ |
| Google: Gemma 3 12B | Mar 13, 2025 | 12B | 131K |
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★★★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 3 27B | Mar 11, 2025 | 27B | 131K |
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★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite Unavailable | Feb 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Unavailable | Feb 05, 2025 | — | 1M |
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Audio input
Text input
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B Unavailable | Oct 02, 2024 | ~500B | 1M |
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★★★★★ | ★★ | $ |
| Google: Gemma 2 27B | Jul 12, 2024 | 27B | 8K |
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★★★★ | ★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemma 2 9B Unavailable | Jun 27, 2024 | 9B | 8K |
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★★★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Flash Unavailable | May 13, 2024 | ~500B | 1M |
Image input
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★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Pro Unavailable | Apr 08, 2024 | ~1T | 2M |
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★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$ |