Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite API pricing
Google · Mid-range price tier · Proprietary · released 2026-07. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-11-12.
A support ticket workload of 100K requests a month costs $170.00 on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite; the next cheaper model in the Mid-range price tier for this workload, Qwen3.5-27B, does it for $169.00. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has held the same list price since 2026-08-15 and is the 16th cheapest of 113 models in the Mid-range price tier. None of its 2 hosts undercuts the price we quote. It is rated a stable release but does not meet all four criteria of the FinOps Friendly badge.
- Input: $0.30 per 1M tokens
- Output: $2.50 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (in/out): $0.15 / $1.25 per 1M tokens
- Prompt-cache read: $0.03 per 1M tokens
- Context window: 1M tokens
- Arena ELO: 1434 as of 2026-11-08
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Market position
On blended price ($1.84 per 1M tokens at 30% input, 70% output) it is cheaper than 83% of models in the Mid-range price tier: 16th cheapest of 113, tied with 4 others. Across every price tier it is cheaper than 41% of priced text models in the catalogue: 176th cheapest of 303, tied with 4 others. Its Arena ELO of 1434 ranks 62nd of the 160 models that carry one, tied with one other, above 61% of them. With an Arena score of 1434, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite clears OptimNow's Standard working quality threshold: Standard (Arena 1420+), used for meeting summary, invoice processing and call summary. Each threshold is a distance below the best ranked model, which scores 1530 on Arena scores as of 8 Nov 2026.
Licence, size and capabilities
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is recorded here as proprietary: access is through an API, priced by the token. Its parameter count is not published. Listed capabilities: Text, Vision, Audio, Reasoning, Agents. Filling its 1M context window once costs $0.30 in input tokens at list price.
Pricing by host
A host is a company that runs the model and sells it by the token: the model maker, a cloud platform like Amazon Bedrock, Azure or Vertex, or an independent host. One model, several hosts, and often several prices. This model is sold by 2 different hosts. The price we quote elsewhere on this page is marked. We quote one host's rate so that models stay comparable; it is not a recommendation to buy there.
The price we quote is already the cheapest of the 2 hosts: Google at $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens. All of them charge within 10% of one another.
| Host | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Google (model maker, price we quote) | $0.30 | $2.50 |
| Google AI Studio (price we quote) | $0.30 | $2.50 |
List prices as published on 2026-11-12, via OpenRouter. Negotiated rates, committed-use discounts and provisioned capacity are not shown.
Monthly cost at 100K requests, by business use case
From the after-discounts figure (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads, only where Google publishes those rates), which assumes you implement both, to the list price. One figure means no discount is published.
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | Monthly (after discounts – list) |
|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $146 – $170 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $222 – $260 |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $288 – $600 |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $512 – $525 |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $550 – $590 |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $92 – $195 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $115 – $235 |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $817 – $930 |
Price history
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has been in our daily price archive since tracking began on 2026-08-15, when it listed at $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens. No list price change since tracking began on 2026-08-15. Last checked against the 2026-11-12 snapshot.
Alternatives to Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
1 of the 4 comparable models below costs less than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: GLM 4.7 undercuts it by 7%, and scores 1 Arena point higher.
- Next cheaper model in the Mid-range price tier: Kimi K2 0711 (Moonshot) at $1.781 blended, 3% less.
- Next more expensive: Nemotron 3 Ultra (Nvidia) at $1.86 blended, 1% more.
The nearest models in the Mid-range price tier on Arena ELO, each with its blended price and score difference against Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
- GLM 4.7 (Zhipu): $0.60 in / $2.20 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1435 (7% cheaper, 1 ELO point higher)
- GLM 5V Turbo (Zhipu): $1.20 in / $4.00 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1438 (72% more expensive, 4 ELO points higher)
- Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Alibaba): $0.60 in / $3.60 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1438 (47% more expensive, 4 ELO points higher)
- Grok 4.6 (xAI): $2.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1430 (161% more expensive, 4 ELO points lower)
- Cheapest within 15 Arena points: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Google), 95% cheaper, same Arena ELO, out of 42 models in that band.
- Highest Arena ELO within 20% of this price: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 (DeepSeek), 12% cheaper, 17 ELO points higher, out of 22 models in that price band.
Other models from Google
The 8 nearest to Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite in price, of 27 other Google models in the catalogue. Prices per 1M tokens, input then output.
- Gemma 2 27B: $0.65 / $0.65
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: $0.25 / $1.50
- Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image): $0.25 / $1.50
- Gemini 2.5 Flash: $0.30 / $2.50
- Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): $0.30 / $2.50
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview: $0.50 / $3.00
- Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image): $0.50 / $3.00
- Gemini 3.6 Flash: $0.75 / $3.75
All 28 Google models and prices
Common questions about Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite pricing
- How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cost?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. That is the model maker's own rate (Google). Prices as listed on 2026-11-12.
- Which host is cheapest for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
- The price we quote is already the cheapest of the 2 hosts: Google at $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens. All of them charge within 10% of one another. Host rates as listed on 2026-11-12.
- Does Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite offer batch or cached pricing?
- Yes, both. Batch API pricing is $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens, and prompt-cache reads cost $0.03 per 1M tokens, as listed on 2026-11-12.
- What would Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cost per month?
- With the Support Ticket profile (1,500 input and 500 output tokens per request), 100,000 requests a month cost about $170 on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite at the list price quoted on 2026-11-12.
- Can Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite be self-hosted?
- No, as far as this site records. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is recorded here as proprietary: access is through an API, priced by the token.
- Has the price of Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite changed?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has been in our daily price archive since tracking began on 2026-08-15, when it listed at $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens. No list price change since tracking began on 2026-08-15. Last checked against the 2026-11-12 snapshot.
It publishes a batch rate, and that discount is conditional: when the batch discount applies.
These are list prices. Your real cost also depends on caching and batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and the contracts you already have. OptimNow audits exactly that.
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