Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite preview

google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is Google's high-efficiency model optimized for high-volume use cases. It outperforms Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite on overall quality and approaches Gemini 2.5 Flash performance across key capabilities. Improvements span audio input/ASR, RAG snippet ranking, translation, data extraction, and code completion. 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
65,535 tokens
Input price
$0.25 / 1M tokens
Output price
.5 / 1M tokens
Released
2026-03-04

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.

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

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite preview?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is Google's high-efficiency model optimized for high-volume use cases. It outperforms Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite on overall quality and approaches Gemini 2.5 Flash performance across key capabilities. Improvements span audio input/ASR, RAG snippet ranking, translation, data extraction, and code completion. 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 preview 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 preview?
Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite preview supports a 1,048,576 token context window and up to 65,535 output tokens.
What capabilities does Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite preview support?
Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite preview supports Streaming, Function calling, Vision, JSON mode, Playground.
Which providers offer Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite preview?
Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite preview is available from Google AI Studio, Google Vertex.
How do providers handle data privacy for Google: Gemini 3.1 flash lite preview?
2 of 2 providers report that customer data is not used for training, and 1 offer zero-data-retention routing. Retention, compliance, and privacy-policy links are listed per provider.

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