Ways to buy 8
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Google Vertex AIglobal-flex, cheapest · cached $0.013 | $0.125 | $0.75 | $0.125 / $0.75-50% vs list | $0.013 | -50% vs list |
 Google Gemini APIflex · cached $0.013 | $0.125 | $0.75 | $0.125 / $0.75-50% vs list | $0.013 | -50% vs list |
| Google Gemini API API The lab's own API · cached $0.025 | $0.25 | $1.5 | $0.25 / $1.5List price | $0.025 | List price |
| Google Vertex AI global · cached $0.025 | $0.25 | $1.5 | $0.25 / $1.5Same as list | $0.025 | Same as list |
| Google Vertex AI eu · cached $0.028 | $0.275 | $1.65 | $0.275 / $1.65+10% vs list | $0.028 | +10% vs list |
| Google Vertex AI us · cached $0.028 | $0.275 | $1.65 | $0.275 / $1.65+10% vs list | $0.028 | +10% vs list |
| Google Vertex AI global-priority · cached $0.045 | $0.45 | $2.7 | $0.45 / $2.7+80% vs list | $0.045 | +80% vs list |
| Google Gemini API priority · cached $0.045 | $0.45 | $2.7 | $0.45 / $2.7+80% vs list | $0.045 | +80% vs list |
USD per 1M tokens; batch $0.125 in, $0.75 out on the lab's API. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $55.00 direct.
Helicone$55.00+0%
Kong AI Gateway$55.00+0%
LiteLLM$55.00+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$55.00+0%
Cloudflare AI Gateway$57.75+5%
Requesty$57.75+5%
Eden AI$58.02+5.5%
OpenRouter$58.02+5.5%
No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
Related models
| In / out per 1M | Cheapest route | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.8 Flash Google · 1MCheapest: $0.75 on Google Gemini API (flex) | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.75 / $3.75 | $1.5 | 1M | $0.75 on Google Gemini API (flex) | · |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash Google · 1MCheapest: $0.75 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.75 / $3.75100% | $1.5 | 1M | $0.75 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | 100% |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Google · 1MCheapest: $0.425 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | $0.3 | $2.5 | $0.3 / $2.5 | $0.85 | 1M | $0.425 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | · |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash Google · 1MCheapest: $0.75 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.75 / $3.75 | $1.5 | 1M | $0.75 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | · |
 GLM 5.3Z.ai · 1.31M | $0.561 | $1.76 | $0.561 / $1.76 | $0.862 | 1.31M | on Baidu (fp8) | · |
| GLM 4.6 Z.ai · 205K | $0.43 | $1.75 | $0.43 / $1.75 | $0.76 | 205K | on Venice (fp4) | · |
 DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek · 1MCheapest: $0.131 on Morph | $0.15 | $0.6 | $0.15 / $0.6 | $0.262 | 1M | $0.131 on Morph | · |
 Kimi K2.5Moonshot AI · 262K | $0.45 | $2.25 | $0.45 / $2.25 | $0.9 | 262K | on SiliconFlow (int4) | · |
About 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.
Takes text, image, video, files, audio in and returns text. First listed May 13, 2026. Up to 66K output tokens. Blended price $0.563 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Overall score 1 on leadersboard.fru.dev (rank 59). Model id gemini-3-1-flash-lite.
Price history
List price since May 13, 2026, from Internet Archive snapshots of the OpenRouter catalog, then daily reads.
Across fru.devCompany profile7 acquisitionsPay schedule7 conferences
Questions
How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite cost?
$0.25 per million input tokens and $1.5 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.025, or $0.125 and $0.75 through the Batch API.
What is the context window of Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
1M tokens, with up to 66K tokens of output.
Where is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite cheapest?
Of 8 routes tracked, Google Vertex AI is cheapest at $0.125 input and $0.75 output per million tokens.
Sources: OpenRouter's public model catalog and each provider's own pricing page, read every morning at 05:00 UTC; gateway fees re-read every Monday. List prices: your contract may differ. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.