Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — pricing & specs
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is a fast model from Google, at capability tier 3 of 8. Live $/M-token pricing and specs from the Mintok catalog, as of 2026-09-20.
$/M-token pricing
as of 2026-09-20 · GoogleWhat Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs in practice
At $2.50/M output tokens, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the 8th-cheapest of 9 priced tier-3 models in the Mintok catalog — about 317% above the tier median of $0.60/M.
| Scenario | Est. cost |
|---|---|
| 1M input + 1M output tokens | $2.80 |
| A 10K-token request (8K in / 2K out) | $0.0074 |
| 1,000 agent runs (~2K in / 500 out each) | $1.85 |
| 1M-token RAG chat session (900K cached in / 100K out) | $0.277 |
Estimated from list price (as of 2026-09-20) at the token mixes shown; your real cost depends on prompt/response length and cache hit-rate. Model your own volume →
Specifications
- Vendor
- Family
- Gemini Flash-Lite
- Capability tier
- 3 / 8
- Size class
- FAST
- Category
- GENERAL
- Licensing
- Proprietary
Alternatives at tier 3
Same capability tier, sorted by output price — the cheaper-capable options.
- Mistral NeMoMistral$0.15/M out
- Qwen3 32BAlibaba$0.28/M out
- Gemma 4 31BGoogle$0.35/M out
- Gemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGoogle$0.40/M out
- Mistral Small 4Mistral$0.60/M out
- Mixtral 8x7BMistral$0.70/M out
FAQ
How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite cost per token?
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens (cached input $0.03/M), via Google, as of 2026-09-20.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite expensive?
At $2.50/M output tokens, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the 8th-cheapest of 9 priced tier-3 models in the Mintok catalog — about 317% above the tier median of $0.60/M.
What does a typical request with Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite cost?
At list price, a 10K-token request (8K in / 2K out) with Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs about $0.0074, and 1,000 agent runs (~2K in / 500 out each) about $1.85.
What capability tier is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite sits at capability tier 3 of 8 on the Mintok scale (FAST size class).
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite open-source or proprietary?
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is a proprietary model from Google, accessed via API.
Put Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite to work
Benchmark it on your prompts, or size a deployment and compare $/M-token against alternatives.
Pricing and specs are maintained by Mintok's catalog watchers from public sources. Not investment advice. Methodology.