Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
- Input price
- $0.25
- Per 1 million tokens (USD)
- Output price
- $1.50
- Per 1 million tokens (USD)
- Effort levels
- 4total
- Default: Minimal
- Benchmark results
- 10total
- Benchmark types: 4
Model information
- API model ID
- gemini-3.1-flash-lite
- release date
- Unknown
- effort
- Minimal (default) / Low / Med / High
- Effort source
- Based on thinking level in Gemini API thinking documentation (aistudio.google.com/docs/thinking).
- Claude Code
- unavailable
- Codex
- unavailable
- Availability notes
- Support in Claude Code / Codex is not explicitly stated officially (Gemini API, AI Studio, Antigravity, etc. are official routes). The official model list for Claude Code / Codex (checked 2026-11-12) contains only Anthropic / OpenAI models, respectively, so both are false.
- Availability source
- https://aistudio.google.com/docs/models
Price (USD per 1 million tokens)
Prices do not vary by effort; token consumption does.
| input | $0.25 |
|---|---|
| output | $1.50 |
| cache read | $0.025 |
| cache write | — |
audio input $0.50 / audio cache $0.05, storage $1.00/hr
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite gemini-3.1-flash-lite $0.25 text/image/video; $0.50 audio / $1.50 / $0.025Benchmark results
| Benchmark | effort | Score | Source cost (metric) | measured/reported by | source | Conditions and extraction method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA DiamondMinimal (default) | Minimal | 73.7% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, gpqa_diamond.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _minimal in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptgpqa_diamond.csv: Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_minimal, Best score (across scorers)=0.7373737373737373, stderr=0.031353050095330834, Started at=2026-08-06T22:26:14.000ZLocation gpqa_diamond.csv, data row 129 (file line 189), id=CmHy8cVECGkvQTwakfjRo2, Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_minimal |
| GPQA DiamondLow | Low | 74.2% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, gpqa_diamond.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _low in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptgpqa_diamond.csv: Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_low, Best score (across scorers)=0.7424242424242424, stderr=0.03115626951964683, Started at=2026-08-06T22:25:58.000ZLocation gpqa_diamond.csv, data row 131 (file line 191), id=99ys2jgQiPQ5UwrqnazfqA, Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_low |
| GPQA DiamondHigh | High | 81.8% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, gpqa_diamond.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _high in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptgpqa_diamond.csv: Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_high, Best score (across scorers)=0.8181818181818182, stderr=0.027479603010538825, Started at=2026-08-06T22:26:07.000ZLocation gpqa_diamond.csv, data row 130 (file line 190), id=nE4hmJo3QV6X5jeGWAeAze, Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_high |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3(v2)Minimal (default) | Minimal | 21.4% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, frontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _minimal in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptfrontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv: Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_minimal, Best score (across scorers)=0.21403508771929824, stderr=0.02433800055326239, Started at=2026-08-28T12:55:30.000ZLocation frontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv, data row 43 (file line 61), id=4gZy2dAAT2EPZDGz5puD3H, Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_minimal |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3(v2)Low | Low | 22.5% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, frontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _low in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptfrontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv: Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_low, Best score (across scorers)=0.22456140350877193, stderr=0.024761793289496806, Started at=2026-08-30T22:35:03.000ZLocation frontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv, data row 23 (file line 36), id=VcuyQvF8LWuYhQCx2FGDHh, Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_low |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3(v2)High | High | 27.7% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, frontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _high in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptfrontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv: Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_high, Best score (across scorers)=0.2771929824561403, stderr=0.026560920735701255, Started at=2026-08-30T22:34:53.000ZLocation frontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv, data row 24 (file line 37), id=MVZf59jt9uEoWG9w5W9apB, Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_high |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025Minimal (default) | Minimal | 37.8% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _minimal in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptotis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv: Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_minimal, Best score (across scorers)=0.37777777777777777, stderr=0.07309112127323451, Started at=2026-08-06T22:30:17.000ZLocation otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv, data row 137 (file line 202), id=EoSFpgFhJB7iDPLcMNuLH4, Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_minimal |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025Low | Low | 44.4% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _low in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptotis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv: Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_low, Best score (across scorers)=0.4444444444444444, stderr=0.07491109582924914, Started at=2026-08-06T22:30:07.000ZLocation otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv, data row 138 (file line 203), id=CFBCC2QrkCAFBAvFj5pqPF, Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_low |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025High | High | 80.0% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _high in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptotis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv: Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_high, Best score (across scorers)=0.8, stderr=0.06030226891555273, Started at=2026-08-06T22:29:57.000ZLocation otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv, data row 139 (file line 204), id=NMdaAXyqqPRmWfuxZUfHFF, Model version=gemini-3.1-flash-lite_high |
| Epoch Capabilities Index(ECI)not stated | not stated | 145.01 | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, epoch_capabilities_index/eci_scores.csv (CC BY 4.0)third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | A per-model metric that combines results across multiple benchmarks and multiple efforts (not per effort). Calculated by Epoch AI.transcribed from tableSource excerpteci_scores.csv: Model=Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, eci=145.01, eci_ci_low=142.75, eci_ci_high=147.21Location epoch_capabilities_index/eci_scores.csv, data row 95 (file line 96), Model=Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
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