Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview API pricing
As of October 21, 2026, Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens through OpenRouter, with cached input at $0.025 per million.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview benchmarks and specs · Every Google model's price
- Input, per million tokens$0.25
- Output, per million tokens$1.50
- Cached input, per million$0.025
- Context window1.05M tokens
- Max output66K tokens
- Output speedNot measured
What a request costs
Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.
| Workload | Tokens | One request | 1,000 requests | Fits the context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn | 1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0010 | $1.00 | Yes |
| Repository review | 50K input + 3K output tokens | $0.017 | $17.00 | Yes |
| Agent loop | 200K input + 10K output tokens | $0.065 | $65.00 | Yes |
| Solved coding task | One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed | $0.18 | $180.00 |
Price history
We read this price every day and have since October 15, 2026. It has not changed yet; any change will be listed here with its date.
- October 15, 2026 First recorded: $0.25 input, $1.50 output
Cheaper models as good as Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Models within two points of Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or above it on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, with a lower output price. Cheapest first.
- Ling 3.0 Flash$0.063 Overall 20.1 against 15.6 · 96% cheaper output
- Ling 3.0 Flash VL$0.18 Overall 24.6 against 15.6 · 88% cheaper output
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423$0.182 Overall 24.4 against 15.6 · 88% cheaper output
- Solar Mini 4$0.20 Overall 24.1 against 15.6 · 87% cheaper output
- Ling 3.1 Flash$0.225 Overall 41.1 against 15.6 · 85% cheaper output
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview pricing questions
- How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview cost per million tokens?
- $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 21, 2026.
- Does Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview support prompt caching?
- Yes. OpenRouter lists cached input at $0.025 per million tokens, against $0.25 for uncached input.
- Is there a cheaper model as good as Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview?
- Ling 3.0 Flash scores 20.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, within two points of Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or above it, and costs $0.063 per million output tokens.
- Has the price of Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview changed?
- Not since we started recording it daily on October 15, 2026.