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Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Summary

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview benchmark comparison: Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads on average score with 9.6 vs 6.5. Gemini 3 Flash Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.667 vs $2.044. Gemini 3 Flash Preview is faster at 18.64s vs 61.96s, with pass rates of 58.7% vs 98.4%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3 Flash Preview - It has the best score here (9.6), while costing about 3.1x less than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite.

Last updated at: 2026-06-18

Metric Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite high Release: 2026-05-08 Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium Release: 2025-12-17
Score 6.5 9.6
Rank #83 #2
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 6.8 9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 58.7% 98.4%
Flaky tests 4 1
Total Runs 54 63
Cost per result 20.437 3.335
Total Cost $2.044 $0.667
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $1.500 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 29,134 37,017
Output Tokens 1,984 2,006
Reasoning Tokens 1,355,583 214,153
Response Time (avg) 61.96s 18.64s
Response Time (max) 149.23s 117.26s
Response Time (total) 1115.31s 391.35s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#83 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

high
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
15.5s
Tokens
0 tok

#2 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

medium
Cost
$0.010
Time
17.9s
Tokens
3,236 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 8.7 9.5 75.0% 0 37.16s 459 100 130,598
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.88s 494 330 3,216
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 3.3 3.3 33.3% 0 137.63s 762 666 188,733
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 8.6 7.6 88.9% 1 84.40s 8,122 462 161,084
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 149.23s 12,873 327 198,243
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.42s 12,873 351 10,485
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.49s 7,360 279 7,351
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.43s 7,548 279 4,893
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 3.6 7.2 22.2% 1 139.90s 645 18 566,210
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.27s 633 12 21,684
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 5.0 2.1 66.7% 1 45.69s 488 95 64,644
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.19s 486 72 1,905
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 7.3 5.8 83.3% 1 23.26s 528 52 3,549
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.04s 615 72 2,709
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 5.7 6.8 44.4% 1 50.83s 562 213 193,654
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.05s 558 183 4,365
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 6.44s 5,457 234 2,601
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 12.60s 5,532 234 1,487
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0 0ms 0 0 0
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.50s 156 11 2,325

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