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Gemini 2.5 FlashvsGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 1.6x cheaper per token. Both offer a 1.0M-token context window.
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
0 – 3
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads
Cheaper per token
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
1.6x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Tie
both 1.0M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100%
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google · released 2025-06-17
textvisionaudio
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Google · released 2026-03-03
textvisionaudio
Quality
Benchmark matrix
3 shared · 5 only Gemini 2.5 Flash · 6 only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 3 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 82.8% ↗ | 86.9% ↗ | -4.1 pt | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
| Humanity's Last Exam (no tools) | 11% ↗ | 16% ↗ | -5 pt | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
| LiveCodeBench | 59.3% ↗ | 72% ↗ | -12.7 pt | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
| Only Gemini 2.5 Flash reports · 5 | ||||
| SWE-bench Verified | 48.9% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| AIME 2025 | 72% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| LMArena Elo | 1417.3 ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Aider Polyglot | 56.7% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| MMMU | 79.7% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite reports · 6 | ||||
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 27.7% ↗epoch | — | — |
| MMMLU | not reported | 88.9% ↗ | — | — |
| MMMU-Pro | not reported | 76.8% ↗ | — | — |
| MRCR v2 (128k average) | not reported | 60.1% ↗ | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 80% ↗epoch | — | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | not reported | 43.3% ↗ | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is Gemini 2.5 Flash minus Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens | Tie |
| Max output | 66K tokens | 66K tokens | Tie |
| Input price / 1M | $0.3 ↗ | $0.25 ↗ | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
| Output price / 1M | $2.5 ↗ | $1.5 ↗ | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.03 ↗ | $0.025 ↗ | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $2.8 | $1.75 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
| Modalities | text · vision · audio | text · vision · audio | Tie |
| Released | 2025-06-17 | 2026-03-03 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 9 | 10 | — |
Reliability
Google status
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