Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

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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 / $0.03

Source: https://aistudio.google.com/docs/pricing

Benchmark results

BenchmarkeffortScoreSource cost (metric)measured/reported bysourceConditions and extraction method
GPQA DiamondMinimal (default)Minimal74.2%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, gpqa_diamond.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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 DiamondLowLow75.8%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, gpqa_diamond.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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 DiamondHighHigh83.3%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, gpqa_diamond.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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)HighHigh26.0%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, frontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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)HighHigh0.0%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, frontiermath_tier_4_v2.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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)Minimal51.1%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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 2024-2025LowLow60.0%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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 2024-2025HighHigh71.1%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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)Minimal7.0%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, chess_puzzles.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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)LowLow21.0%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, chess_puzzles.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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)HighHigh16.0%—Epoch AIEpoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (benchmark_data.zip, chess_puzzles.csv) CC BY 4.0third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12Run 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 table
Source 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 statednot stated145.63—Epoch AIEpoch AI, epoch_capabilities_index/eci_scores.csv (CC BY 4.0)third-party · Retrieved 2026-11-12A per-model metric that combines results across multiple benchmarks and multiple efforts (not per effort). Calculated by Epoch AI.transcribed from table
Source 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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