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

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (medium) leads on average score with 9.6 vs 6.5. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.646 vs $0.742. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview (low) is faster at 16.70s vs 19.20s, with pass rates of 59.1% vs 98.5%.

Recommended modelGemini 3 Flash Preview (medium)It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.6) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-07-17

Metric Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview low Release: 2026-03-03 Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium Release: 2025-12-17
Score 6.5 9.6
Rank #99 #1
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 59.1% 98.5%
Flaky tests 0 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 4.969 3.533
Total Cost $0.646 $0.742
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $1.500 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 110,185 87,861
Output Tokens 14,717 5,486
Reasoning Tokens 397,483 227,164
Response Time (avg) 16.70s 19.20s
Response Time (max) 309.35s 117.26s
Response Time (total) 367.47s 422.42s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#99 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

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

#1 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

medium
Cost
$0.010
Time
18.4s
Tokens
3,351 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 Flash Preview 8.6 7.6 88.9% 1 84.40s 8,122 462 161,084

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