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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview (low) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal)

Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal) leads on average score with 6.7 vs 6.6. Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.300 vs $0.646. Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal) is faster at 2.65s vs 16.67s, with pass rates of 63.6% vs 60.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-15

Rank
#145
Total Output Tokens
412,179
Response Time (avg)
16.67s
Total Cost
$0.646
Rank
#139
Total Output Tokens
16,454
Response Time (avg)
2.65s
Total Cost
$0.300
Recommended model Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal)

It has the best score here (6.7), while costing about 2.2x less than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview low Release: 2026-03-03 Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash minimal Release: 2026-05-19
Score 6.6 6.7
Rank #145 #139
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 63.6% 60.6%
Flaky tests 0 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 4.613 2.302
Total Cost $0.646 $0.300
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Output Price $1.500 / 1M $9.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 110,196 100,762
Output Tokens 14,717 16,454
Reasoning Tokens 397,462 0
Response Time (avg) 16.67s 2.65s
Response Time (max) 309.35s 25.26s
Response Time (total) 366.69s 58.21s
Parameters ~150B total (~10B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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Hamster playing table tennis

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#145 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

low
Cost
$0.002
Time
3.7s
Tokens
1,203 tok

#139 Gemini 3.5 Flash

minimal
Cost
$0.041
Time
20.4s
Tokens
4,608 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 Preview 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 1.39s 8,138 660 1,060
Gemini 3.5 Flash 5.6 9.9 33.3% 0 2.75s 8,122 3,456 0

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