Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)

google · Released May 7, 2026
Intelligence #362 / 688
31.4 our score
Speed
Not reported
Input Price #253 / 688
$0.125 per 1M tokens
Output Price #316 / 688
$0.750 per 1M tokens
Context #36 / 688
1M tokens

Analysis Summary

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is a low-cost Google configuration with text, image, file, audio, and video input, plus vision, tool use, and function calling. Its 1M-token context window is valuable for large-scale document and media processing, while the supplied pricing supports substantial routine traffic.

The configuration is suited to SEO metadata, classification, extraction, content repurposing, and simple multimodal automations. It should not be treated as a proven choice for difficult reasoning, advanced coding, or unsupervised client decisions because this batch variant has no separate benchmark record. Start with reversible tasks and automated checks, then expand usage only after measuring factuality, formatting compliance, and tool-call success.

Assessed August 9, 2026

Editorial notes

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite provides a 1M-token context, multimodal input, vision, tool use, and function calling at very low supplied pricing. This batch variant has no separate benchmark record, so it belongs on controlled volume workflows.

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DFO Verdict

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite provides a 1M-token context, multimodal input, vision, tool use, and function calling at very low supplied pricing. This batch variant has no separate benchmark record, so it belongs on controlled volume workflows.

#362 of 688 overall Down 108 this week

How Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) compares

Its 1M-token context window is larger than 95% of the models we list. At $0.13 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 63% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 47% of models #362
Price: cheaper than 63% of models #253
Context: larger than 95% of models #36
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) $0.13 in $0.75 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max $2.00 in $6.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 $10.00 in $50.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens
Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) 1M

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0Technical0Value8.3Content4
Performance profile

Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.

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Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.13 $0.000125
Output $0.75 $0.000750

What would Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) cost your business?

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

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About Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)

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..

Frequently asked questions about Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)

How much does Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) cost?

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) costs $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.75 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)?

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).

What can Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) do?

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)?

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) is developed by Google and was released on May 7, 2026.

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