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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (medium) vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (low)

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (low) leads on average score with 7.4 vs 7.3. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.120 vs $0.185. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (medium) is faster at 4.38s vs 6.51s, with pass rates of 62.1% vs 75.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-18

Compared models

Rank
#125
Total Output Tokens
62,356
Response Time (avg)
4.38s
Total Cost
$0.120
Rank
#120
Total Output Tokens
40,776
Response Time (avg)
6.51s
Total Cost
$0.185
Recommended model Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.3 vs 7.4), while costing about 1.5x less than Gemini 3 Flash Preview (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite medium Release: 2026-05-08 Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview low Release: 2025-12-17
Score 7.3 7.4
Rank #125 #120
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 62.1% 75.8%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.922 1.152
Total Cost $0.120 $0.185
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $1.500 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 104,925 123,687
Output Tokens 9,168 9,572
Reasoning Tokens 53,188 31,204
Response Time (avg) 4.38s 6.51s
Response Time (max) 26.22s 17.13s
Response Time (total) 96.32s 143.12s
Parameters ~150B total (~10B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#125 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

medium
Cost
$0.003
Time
5.3s
Tokens
1,754 tok

#120 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

low
Cost
$0.007
Time
12.1s
Tokens
2,289 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 3.81s 8,134 459 8,978
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 5.8 7.2 44.4% 1 6.00s 8,122 456 7,421

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