Pricingby GlyphGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Google · Reasoning · 1M context · released Mar 3, 2026 · checked 13h ago
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is Google's high-efficiency model optimized for high-volume use cases.
Ways to buy 3
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
flex, cheapest · cached $0.013 | $0.125 | $0.75 | $0.125 / $0.75-50% vs list | $0.013 | -50% vs list |
The lab's own API · cached $0.025 | $0.25 | $1.5 | $0.25 / $1.5List price | $0.025 | List price |
priority · cached $0.045 | $0.45 | $2.7 | $0.45 / $2.7+80% vs list | $0.045 | +80% vs list |
USD per 1M tokens. 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%
Eden AI$58.02+5.5%
OpenRouter$58.02+5.5%
Cloudflare AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
Martian GatewayNot offeredNot offered
Neon AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
RequestyNot offeredNot offered
Vercel AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
A dash: not on that gateway's own model list. No published token fee: Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
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About Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Takes text, image, video, files, audio in and returns text. First listed Mar 6, 2026. Up to 66K output tokens. Blended price $0.563 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id gemini-3-1-flash-lite-preview.
Price history
List price since Mar 6, 2026, from Internet Archive snapshots of the OpenRouter catalog, then daily reads.
Questions
How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview cost?
$0.25 per million input tokens and $1.5 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.025.
What is the context window of Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview?
1M tokens, with up to 66K tokens of output.
Where is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview cheapest?
Of 3 routes tracked, Google Gemini API is cheapest at $0.125 input and $0.75 output per million tokens.