Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Pricing

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the lowest-priced current Gemini text model in this comparison, at $0.25 / $1.50 for text, image and video.

Quick answer

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens. 1,000 typical requests cost about $1.10.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite API pricing

Price type	Now (USD per 1M tokens)
Input	$0.25
Cached input	$0.025
Output	$1.50
Batch input	$0.125
Batch output	$0.75

Audio input costs $0.50 per 1M tokens. Output prices include thinking tokens.

What Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs in practice

Take a typical request with 2,000 input tokens and 400 output tokens. On Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite:

1,000 requests cost $1.10 at standard prices.
1 million requests a month cost $1,100.
If half of each prompt is read from cache, 1,000 requests cost $0.88.
On the Batch API, with the same caching, they cost $0.44.

Cost calculator

Requests per month

Input tokens per request

Output tokens per request

Share of input read from cache (%)

Monthly cost, standard–

With your cache share–

On the Batch API–

Per 1,000 requests–

With apicuts: at least 20% less, after our fee–

Uses Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite's standard prices checked October 30, 2026. Cache writes, thinking tokens and long-context tiers aren't included.

How to pay less for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Context caching cuts cached input to $0.025. Explicit caches also charge for storage per hour, so cache only what you reuse.
Batch Mode costs half the standard price.
Thinking tokens are billed as output, so set a thinking budget that fits the task.

apicuts switches these on for you, routes each request to the lowest-cost route that passes your quality checks, and guarantees at least 20% lower cost after our fee. See pricing.

Compare Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite cost?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens at standard prices, according to Google's Gemini API pricing page (checked October 30, 2026).

How much do 1,000 Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite requests cost?

About $1.10, for requests of 2,000 input and 400 output tokens without caching.

Is there a cheaper way to use Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Yes: caching repeated prompt prefixes, moving work that can wait to the Batch API at half price, capping output length, and sending simpler requests to a cheaper model.

Sources: Google's Gemini API pricing page. Checked October 30, 2026.

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