Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: release date and what it's for
Released , according to Google's changelog. Thirty cents a million on a million-token window. The cheapest Gemini you can call that isn't a generation behind.
- Status
- Live
- Released
- Lab
- Input
- $0.30per million tokens
- Output
- $2.50per million tokens
- Context window
- 1.05Mtokens
- Max output
- 66Ktokens
API model ID: gemini-3.5-flash-lite
What we've written about Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini models explained: 3.8 Flash vs Flash-Lite vs 3.1 Pro, with every release date
Google has shipped six Flash and Flash-Lite models since May, but the newest Pro you can call is still a February preview.
We priced 48 AI models on the same job. The bill ran from 19 cents to $89.
One month of steady use, list prices only, the same words in and the same words out.
How Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite compares on price and context
inputoutput
- GPT-6 Astra$10 / $50
- Claude Fable 5.1$10 / $50
- Muse Spark 1.3$1.25 / $4.25
- Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
- Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
- Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.30 / $2.50
how much it reads at once
- GPT-6 Astra1.05M
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite1.05M
- Gemini 3.8 Flash1.05M
- Gemini 3.7 Flash1.05M
- Gemini 3.6 Flash1.05M
- Muse Spark 1.31.05M
- Claude Fable 5.11M
Next to the newest Google models and the current model from other labs. Prices are in US dollars per million tokens.
What is Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is a model from Google, built in the US. It's out, and you can use it today.
When did Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite come out?
Google released it on July 21, 2026. That date comes from Google's changelog.
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