Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs GLM 4.7 Flash
Updated October 21, 2026. 8 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has the edge where the context window is larger, 1.05M against 200K tokens, and where the benchmark that matters is τ²-Bench Telecom, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 8
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite only
- 7
- GLM 4.7 Flash only
- 35
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only GLM 4.7 Flash has a AA Intelligence Index result, 14.9.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only GLM 4.7 Flash has a Design Arena: websites result, 1194.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens against 200K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
GLM 4.7 Flash
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite $0.0010, GLM 4.7 Flash $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite not benchmarked, GLM 4.7 Flash not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 67.5 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- τ²-Bench Telecom: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 31.3% against GLM 4.7 Flash 98.8%, 67.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite $1.50 against GLM 4.7 Flash $0.40 per million output tokens, 3.8x apart.
- Context window
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens, GLM 4.7 Flash 200K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Bars | GLM 4.7 Flash | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 0 | ||
| Math | 1 | 0 | ||
| General | 2 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 7 | 1 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | GLM 4.7 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 43.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 24.2% | 22.0% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite |
| WeirdML | 52.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1382 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1389 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | GLM 4.7 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 14.9 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.3 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | GLM 4.7 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 31.3% | 98.8% | GLM 4.7 Flash |
| DeepResearch Bench | 37.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | GLM 4.7 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 82.2% | 58.1% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 17.2% | 7.6% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 81.8% | 60.5% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1356 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1357 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1369 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | GLM 4.7 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 80.0% | 58.3% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 27.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1355 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1369 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | GLM 4.7 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1358 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1343 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1357 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1343 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | GLM 4.7 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1194 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1208 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1135 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1123 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1121 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1178 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1038 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | GLM 4.7 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 77.2% | 60.8% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 74.3% | 41.7% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite |
| DTBench | 76.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| LMCA | 35.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1351 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1327 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1296 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1373 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1330 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1403 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1336 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1283 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1332 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1350 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1333 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1291 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1342 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1345 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1320 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1304 | Only GLM 4.7 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | GLM 4.7 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
GLM 4.7 Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
GLM 4.7 Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
GLM 4.7 Flash costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Z.ai GLM 4.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | May 7, 2026 | January 19, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 200K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.25 | $0.0653 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.50 | $0.40 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than GLM 4.7 Flash for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has the edge where the context window is larger, 1.05M against 200K tokens, and where the benchmark that matters is τ²-Bench Telecom, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or GLM 4.7 Flash?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; GLM 4.7 Flash costs $0.0653 and $0.40. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or GLM 4.7 Flash?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, with 1.05M tokens against 200K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs GLM 4.7 Flash comparison based on?
8 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and GLM 4.7 Flash's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.