Model Watch · Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Thirty cents a million on a million-token window. The cheapest Gemini you can call that isn't a generation behind.
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 call it today.
When did Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite come out?
Google released it on 21 July 2026. That date comes from the lab's own docs.
What does it cost, and how much context does it hold?
| Lab | |
|---|---|
| Built in | US |
| Status | released |
| API model id | gemini-3.5-flash-lite |
| Released | 21 July 2026 |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens |
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.30 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $2.50 |
List prices per million tokens, read off the lab's own docs. Caching, batching and volume deals all cut the real number, so treat this as the ceiling. Check the source before you budget against it.
At 700 words in and 500 out, twenty times a day, that works out around $1.17 a month. Put your own numbers in, see every Google price, or put it next to another model.
How does it compare to Google's other models?
| Model | Status | Date | Context | In / 1M | Out / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | released | 21 July 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.30 | $2.50 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | released | 2 September 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.75 | $3.75 |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | released | 13 August 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.75 | $3.75 |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | released | 21 July 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.75 | $3.75 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | released | 19 May 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $1.50 | $9.00 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | released | 7 May 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.25 | $1.50 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | preview | 19 February 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | preview | 17 December 2025 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.50 | $3.00 |
| Gemini 3.5 Pro | announced | — | — | — | — |
| Gemini 3.1 Deep Think | released | — | — | — | — |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | released | — | 1,048,576 tokens | $1.25 | $10.00 |
A dash means the lab hasn't published that number for that model.
Every mention we've logged
Every tracked post, release, changelog entry or incident whose title or summary names Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. Newest first, each one linking to where the lab published it.
Nothing yet. The name hasn't appeared in a tracked source.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is part of the Gemini 3 family, which is where the point releases sit next to each other.
Keep reading
The release timeline is every model we know about, filterable by lab, country and date. The tracker is the live feed these mentions come from, and Model Watch is the whole catalogue on one page.
More from Google:
- Gemini 3.8 Flash · released
- Gemini 3.7 Flash · released
- Gemini 3.6 Flash · released
- Gemini 3.5 Flash · released
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite · released
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview · preview
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview · preview
- Gemini 3.5 Pro · announced
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