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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview (medium) vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (low)

The average score is effectively tied at 7.4 vs 7.5. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.117 vs $0.239. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview (medium) is faster at 4.59s vs 4.83s, with pass rates of 63.6% vs 81.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#100
Total Output Tokens
57,778
Response Time (avg)
4.59s
Total Cost
$0.117
Rank
#99
Total Output Tokens
41,324
Response Time (avg)
4.83s
Total Cost
$0.239
Recommended model Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview (medium)

It has the best score here (7.4), while costing about 2.1x less than Gemini 3.8 Flash (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview medium Release: 2026-03-03 Gemini 3.8 Flash Gemini 3.8 Flash low Release: 2026-09-02
Score 7.4 7.5
Rank #100 #99
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.9 8.5
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 63.6% 81.8%
Flaky tests 0 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.829 1.493
Total Cost $0.117 $0.239
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Output Price $1.500 / 1M $3.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 117,493 111,773
Output Tokens 10,589 8,035
Reasoning Tokens 47,189 33,289
Response Time (avg) 4.59s 4.83s
Response Time (max) 18.34s 35.14s
Response Time (total) 101.04s 106.18s
Parameters ~150B total (~10B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#100 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

medium
Cost
$0.003
Time
5.2s
Tokens
1,944 tok

#99 Gemini 3.8 Flash

low
Cost
$0.030
Time
45.8s
Tokens
8,023 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 4.09s 8,126 461 8,597
Gemini 3.8 Flash 5.4 7.2 44.4% 1 4.31s 8,118 449 5,706

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