Is Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite dumber today?
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What Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite costs
- Input
- $0.30 /1M tokens
- Output
- $2.50 /1M tokens
- Cached input
- $0.03 /1M tokens
- Released
- July 21, 2026
Batch API: 50% off input and output.
| 1,000 chat messages1,500 tokens in, 500 out each | $1.70 |
|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page PDF30,000 tokens in, 1,000 out | $0.011 |
| One coding-agent task60,000 tokens in, 4,000 out, no caching | $0.028 |
Checked September 28, 2026. Official pricing · Status page
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- Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite releasedJul 21 · Release
All news → · Prices re-checked September 28, 2026.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: common questions
How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite cost?
Through the Google API, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.03. That works out to about $1.70 for 1,000 typical chat messages. Prices checked September 28, 2026. The Batch API halves both prices.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite dumber today?
The rating at the top of this page shows how people who used Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite today rate it, from Lobotomized to Big brain, and the chart shows the last 30 days next to releases and official incidents. Ratings are opinions, not a benchmark. For outages, check the Google status page.
When was Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite released?
Google released Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite on July 21, 2026. See every release and incident on the news page.
What are cheaper alternatives to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?
Among budget models, GPT-6 Luna ($0.40 per 1,000 chats), GPT-5.6 Luna ($0.90 per 1,000 chats) cost less for a typical chat workload. Compare everything in the cost calculator.