Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- Input price
- $0.30
- Per 1 million tokens (USD)
- Output price
- $2.50
- Per 1 million tokens (USD)
- Effort levels
- 4total
- Default: Minimal
- Benchmark results
- 12total
- Benchmark types: 6
Model information
- API model ID
- gemini-3.5-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 | $0.30 |
|---|---|
| output | $2.50 |
| cache read | $0.03 |
| cache write | — |
Cache storage $1.00 /1M tokens/hr
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite gemini-3.5-flash-lite $0.30 / $2.50 / $0.03Benchmark results
| Benchmark | effort | Score | Source cost (metric) | measured/reported by | source | Conditions and extraction method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA DiamondMinimal (default) | Minimal | 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 3.5 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-3.5-flash-lite_minimal, Best score (across scorers)=0.7424242424242424, stderr=0.031156269519646826, Started at=2026-08-06T22:35:11.000ZLocation gpqa_diamond.csv, data row 125 (file line 185), id=7aAKcnsCXoSumfAu8mr2un, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_minimal |
| GPQA DiamondLow | Low | 75.8% | — | 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 3.5 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-3.5-flash-lite_low, Best score (across scorers)=0.7575757575757576, stderr=0.030532892233932022, Started at=2026-08-06T22:35:12.000ZLocation gpqa_diamond.csv, data row 124 (file line 184), id=dgSJTFQ4UtuQKEhB9ss6K7, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_low |
| GPQA DiamondHigh | High | 83.3% | — | 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 3.5 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-3.5-flash-lite_high, Best score (across scorers)=0.8333333333333334, stderr=0.026552207828215258, Started at=2026-08-06T22:35:04.000ZLocation gpqa_diamond.csv, data row 126 (file line 186), id=chbh6XstiqtUa5W9zuyfjS, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_high |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3(v2)High | High | 26.0% | — | 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 3.5 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-3.5-flash-lite_high, Best score (across scorers)=0.2596491228070175, stderr=0.02601675082238553, Started at=2026-08-02T01:20:17.000ZLocation frontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv, data row 85 (file line 113), id=8o2J9uQLKDCTiCFwYdkJRK, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_high |
| FrontierMath Tier 4(v2)High | High | 0.0% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, frontiermath_tier_4_v2.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _high in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptfrontiermath_tier_4_v2.csv: Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_high, Best score (across scorers)=0.0, stderr=0.0, Started at=2026-08-02T01:20:17.000ZLocation frontiermath_tier_4_v2.csv, data row 39 (file line 74), id=juNVfKBcYTwaKnk9GRA2zL, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_high |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025Minimal (default) | Minimal | 51.1% | — | 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 3.5 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-3.5-flash-lite_minimal, Best score (across scorers)=0.5111111111111111, stderr=0.07535922203472521, Started at=2026-08-06T22:35:57.000ZLocation otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv, data row 134 (file line 199), id=ivr2LfmdZoCMfLME7jh2L8, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_minimal |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025Low | Low | 60.0% | — | 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 3.5 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-3.5-flash-lite_low, Best score (across scorers)=0.6, stderr=0.07385489458759963, Started at=2026-08-06T22:36:02.000ZLocation otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv, data row 133 (file line 198), id=B3Kno3buYWRYbZxU33STiX, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_low |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025High | High | 71.1% | — | 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 3.5 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-3.5-flash-lite_high, Best score (across scorers)=0.7111111111111111, stderr=0.0683294324254051, Started at=2026-08-06T22:35:36.000ZLocation otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv, data row 135 (file line 200), id=mqsc4vFuKtAHXxbYyX9WwK, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_high |
| Chess Puzzles(Epoch AI)Minimal (default) | Minimal | 7.0% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, chess_puzzles.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _minimal in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptchess_puzzles.csv: Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_minimal, Best score (across scorers)=0.07, stderr=0.02564323999762428, Started at=2026-10-13T13:19:48.000ZLocation chess_puzzles.csv, data row 138 (file line 194), id=gzQH7StUXaxAtXgxkTgyxJ, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_minimal |
| Chess Puzzles(Epoch AI)Low | Low | 21.0% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, chess_puzzles.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _low in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptchess_puzzles.csv: Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_low, Best score (across scorers)=0.21, stderr=0.040936018074033236, Started at=2026-10-13T13:25:11.000ZLocation chess_puzzles.csv, data row 132 (file line 188), id=d5QCJNq9uLtxjhiMhqXLmg, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_low |
| Chess Puzzles(Epoch AI)High | High | 16.0% | — | Epoch AI | Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, chess_puzzles.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Run by Epoch AI (third-party measurement). Source label "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite". effort is indicated by the suffix _high in Epoch's Model version. Data retrieved 2026-11-12.transcribed from tableSource excerptchess_puzzles.csv: Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_high, Best score (across scorers)=0.16, stderr=0.036845294917747066, Started at=2026-10-13T13:26:52.000ZLocation chess_puzzles.csv, data row 131 (file line 187), id=JJyzHWKJUA3iTZDU8iYefz, Model version=gemini-3.5-flash-lite_high |
| Epoch Capabilities Index(ECI)not stated | not stated | 145.63 | — | 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 3.5 Flash-Lite, eci=145.63, eci_ci_low=143.98, eci_ci_high=147.33Location epoch_capabilities_index/eci_scores.csv, data row 92 (file line 93), Model=Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
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