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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Google's mid-tier model. Long-context specialist with 1.0M window.

Overall score
4.46
/5.00 · ranked #17
Input
$0.250
per 1M tokens
Output
$1.50
per 1M tokens
Context
1.0M
tokens
Blended
$1.19
3:1 out:in ratio

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Scores by test

Methodology →
Structured Output
5.0
Strategic Analysis
5.0
Constrained Rewriting
4.0
Creative Problem Solving
4.0
Tool Calling
4.0
Faithfulness
5.0
Classification
3.0
Long Context
4.0
Safety Calibration
5.0
Persona Consistency
5.0
Agentic Planning
4.0
Multilingual
5.0
Tabular Data
5.0

What you need to know

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is positioned as a high-efficiency model with a massive 1.0M token context window. Its primary differentiator is the ability to maintain strict persona consistency, safety calibration, and multilingual accuracy, all while operating at a low cost of $0.25 per million input tokens.

The model demonstrates a high level of reliability in structured output, tabular data processing, and strategic analysis. While it ranks 15th overall out of 77 models, its performance is uneven; it excels in faithfulness and complex analysis but shows a relative weakness in simple classification tasks.

At a blended cost of $1.19 per million tokens, this model is a bargain for developers requiring long-context capabilities and rigid adherence to formatting or personas. The cost-to-performance ratio is favorable for high-volume applications that do not rely heavily on precise classification.

Use this model if your application requires processing massive documents, maintaining a specific brand voice, or handling multilingual data on a budget. Skip this model if your primary use case is high-accuracy classification or requires the absolute highest precision in constrained rewriting.

Strengths — Top 3

Structured Output5.0/5.0
Strategic Analysis5.0/5.0
Faithfulness5.0/5.0

Relative weaknesses — Bottom 3

Classification3.0/5.0
Constrained Rewriting4.0/5.0
Creative Problem Solving4.0/5.0

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