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Gemini 3.1 Flash-LitevsGemini 3 Flash Preview

Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads 6 of 6 shared benchmarks. Both offer a 1.0M-token context window.

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Shared benchmarks
0 – 6
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads
Cheaper per token
list price, input + output
Larger context
Tie
both 1.0M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100%
Google
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Google · released 2026-03-03
textvisionaudio
Context
1.0M
Max out
66K
Input /1M
$0.25
Output /1M
$1.5
Cached /1M
$0.025
Scores
10 · 5 core
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Google · released 2025-12-17
textvisionaudio
Context
1.0M
Max out
66K
Input /1M
Output /1M
Cached /1M
Scores
13 · 9 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGemini 3 Flash PreviewΔEdge
Reported by both · 6
GPQA Diamond86.9% 90.4% -3.5 ptGemini 3 Flash Preview
Humanity's Last Exam (no tools)16% 33.7% -17.7 ptGemini 3 Flash Preview
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)27.7% epoch51.2% epoch-23.5 ptGemini 3 Flash Preview
MMMU-Pro76.8% 81.2% -4.4 ptGemini 3 Flash Preview
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)80% epoch95.6% epoch-15.6 ptGemini 3 Flash Preview
SimpleQA Verified43.3% 68.7% -25.4 ptGemini 3 Flash Preview
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite reports · 3
LiveCodeBench72% not reported
MMMLU88.9% not reported
MRCR v2 (128k average)60.1% not reported
Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview reports · 5
SWE-bench Verifiednot reported78%
AIME 2025not reported95.2%
FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported17.1% epoch
SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run)not reported75.4% epoch
Terminal-Bench 2.0not reported47.6%
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 3.1 Flash-Lite minus Gemini 3 Flash Preview 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

SpecGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGemini 3 Flash PreviewEdge
Context window1.0M tokens1.0M tokensTie
Max output66K tokens66K tokensTie
Input price / 1M$0.25
Output price / 1M$1.5
Cached input / 1M$0.025
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$1.75
Modalitiestext · vision · audiotext · vision · audioTie
Released2026-03-032025-12-17
Cited benchmark scores1013
Reliability

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