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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Context window
1,048,576 tokens
Maximum output
65,536 tokens
Input price
$0.3 per 1M tokens
Output price
$2.5 per 1M tokens
Modalities
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Official description

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Read the official model reference ↗.

Where this model fits

gemini-3.5-flash-lite is part of the Google API catalog. Its documented modalities are text. Choose it against the request format, output requirements and operational limits of your application.

For a repeatable evaluation, use representative requests, inspect structured output or tool calls, and log latency and usage in your own account. Catalog metadata establishes compatibility; it does not measure answer quality on your workload. Start from the provider guide for authentication and endpoint setup.

Current pricing

Verified model prices
ModelPrice typeUSDUnitTierRegionSource
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteBatch Input$0.15per 1M tokensStandardSee sourceOfficial source ↗
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteBatch Output$1.25per 1M tokensStandardSee sourceOfficial source ↗
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteCached Input$0.03per 1M tokensStandardSee sourceOfficial source ↗
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteInput$0.3per 1M tokensStandardSee sourceOfficial source ↗
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteInputFreeper 1M tokensfree tierSee sourceOfficial source ↗
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteOutput$2.5per 1M tokensStandardSee sourceOfficial source ↗
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteOutputFreeper 1M tokensfree tierSee sourceOfficial source ↗

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Rate limits and availability

Verified rate limits
Model or scopeTierMetricLimitNotesSource
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
gemini-3.5-flash-lite		Tier 1batch_queue10,000,000Batch enqueued tokens, not synchronous TPM.Official source ↗
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
gemini-3.5-flash-lite		Tier 2batch_queue500,000,000Batch enqueued tokens, not synchronous TPM.Official source ↗
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
gemini-3.5-flash-lite		Tier 3batch_queue1,000,000,000Batch enqueued tokens, not synchronous TPM.Official source ↗

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Account-specific capacity may differ. Check the provider rate-limit guide and the free-tier conditions.

Three alternatives to compare

These alternatives share a documented modality and have the closest combination of input price and context size in the current catalog. This is a specification comparison, not a quality benchmark.

Computed model alternatives
ModelProviderInput / 1M tokensContext
Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle$0.31,048,576
Google: Gemini 2.5 FlashOpenRouter$0.31,048,576
Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteOpenRouter$0.31,048,576

Use the exact identifier in Python

This identifier fragment belongs in the authenticated request described in the provider Python tutorial. The tutorial covers the correct SDK, endpoint, environment variable and response shape.

model = "gemini-3.5-flash-lite"
# Pass model to the provider-specific request in the tutorial.

Recent changes

  1. Google · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — MetadataModel: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite → Model: Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteSource ↗
  2. Google · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — MetadataModel: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite → Model: Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteSource ↗
  3. Google · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — MetadataModel: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite → Model: Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteSource ↗
  4. Google · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — MetadataModel: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite → Model: Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteSource ↗
  5. Google · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — MetadataModel: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite → Model: Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteSource ↗
  6. Google · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — MetadataModel: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite → Model: Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteSource ↗
  7. Google · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — MetadataModel: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite → Model: Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteSource ↗
  8. Google · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — MetadataModel: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite → Model: Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteSource ↗
  9. Google · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — ValueNot previously recorded → Tier: Tier 3 · Metric: batch_queue · Value: 1000000000 · Notes: Batch enqueued tokens, not synchronous TPM.Source ↗
  10. Google · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — ValueNot previously recorded → Tier: Tier 2 · Metric: batch_queue · Value: 500000000 · Notes: Batch enqueued tokens, not synchronous TPM.Source ↗

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Frequently asked questions

What is the exact API model identifier?
Use gemini-3.5-flash-lite exactly as shown in the provider model reference. Display names are not interchangeable with API identifiers.
How much does this model cost?
The current verified prices and billing units are listed in the pricing table above. Cache, batch, tier and region conditions remain separate rows when the provider documents them.
How much input can the model accept?
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Can I use a free tier?
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Where do these model facts come from?
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Sources

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