Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite

google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite

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 workflows, simple data extraction, and applications where responsiveness and API cost are the primary constraints. Supports full thinking levels (minimal, low, medium, high) for fine-grained cost/performance trade-offs. Priced at half the cost of Gemini 3 Flash.

Model specifications

Input
text, image, video, audio, file
Output
text
Context
1,048,576 tokens
Max output
65,532 tokens
Input price
$0.25 / 1M tokens
Output price
.5 / 1M tokens
Released
2026-05-08

Capabilities

  • Streaming
  • Function calling
  • Vision
  • JSON mode
  • Playground

Provider pricing, discounts and data privacy

Compare effective provider prices, published discounts, regions, retention policies, training use, compliance, and privacy links by service tier.

Flex service tier

1 available provider · tier input average $0.125 / 1M tokens · tier output average $0.75 / 1M tokens

Google Vertex

Tier: Flex · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.125 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.75 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.0125 / 1M tokens
Cache write
$0.041665 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
Yes
HIPAA compliant
Yes
SOC 2 certified
Yes
BYOK supported
Yes

Privacy policy · Terms · Official website · Documentation · Status · Support

Standard service tier

2 available providers · tier input average $0.25 / 1M tokens · tier output average .5 / 1M tokens

Google AI Studio

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.25 / 1M tokens
Output
.5 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.025 / 1M tokens
Cache write
$0.08333 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
55-day retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
Yes
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
Yes

Privacy policy · Terms · Official website · Documentation · Status · Support

Google Vertex

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.25 / 1M tokens
Output
.5 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.025 / 1M tokens
Cache write
$0.08333 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
Yes
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
Yes
HIPAA compliant
Yes
SOC 2 certified
Yes
BYOK supported
Yes

Privacy policy · Terms · Official website · Documentation · Status · Support

Priority service tier

1 available provider · tier input average $0.45 / 1M tokens · tier output average $2.7 / 1M tokens

Google Vertex

Tier: Priority · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.45 / 1M tokens
Output
$2.7 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.045 / 1M tokens
Cache write
$0.149994 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
Yes
HIPAA compliant
Yes
SOC 2 certified
Yes
BYOK supported
Yes

Privacy policy · Terms · Official website · Documentation · Status · Support

Frequently asked questions

What is Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite?
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 workflows, simple data extraction, and applications where responsiveness and API cost are the primary constraints. Supports full thinking levels (minimal, low, medium, high) for fine-grained cost/performance trade-offs. Priced at half the cost of Gemini 3 Flash.
How much does Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite cost?
Input costs start at $0.25 / 1M tokens and output costs start at .5 / 1M tokens. Provider-level prices vary by service tier.
What is the context length of Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite?
Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite supports a 1,048,576 token context window and up to 65,532 output tokens.
What capabilities does Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite support?
Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite supports Streaming, Function calling, Vision, JSON mode, Playground.
Which providers offer Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite?
Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite is available from Google Vertex, Google AI Studio.
How do providers handle data privacy for Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite?
2 of 2 providers report that customer data is not used for training, and 0 offer zero-data-retention routing. Retention, compliance, and privacy-policy links are listed per provider.

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