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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Gemini 3.1 · Released 2026-05-07

Google's cheapest 1M-context Gemini. $0.25/$1.50 per 1M tokens. Vals Index 35.24 (#16). Volume tier for classification and routing.

High-volume preprocessing, tagging, and cheap RAG front doors before escalating to Pro.

#24 of 24 on Vals Index · current snapshot
35 Vals Index · 11 benchmark rows · 2 sourcesPosition is benchmark-specific — not a cross-family or cross-source ranking.
Composite44
Context1M
Input / 1M$0.25
Output / 1M$1.5
Knowledge cutoff2025-01-31
Statussolid

Family profile

Best published score in each covered benchmark family.

58/100 avg
Reasoning
82
Coding
42
Agentic
35
Long context
71

4 tested benchmark families

Benchmark placements

Where Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite places on each public benchmark source that publishes a row. Rank counts every model with a latest row in the same test — not a universal quality score.

BenchmarkFamilyRankScoreSourceDate
IFBenchReasoning#14/ 12777Artificial Analysis2026-09-01
Vals IndexAgentic#23/ 2335Vals AI — Vals Index2026-06-04
AA-LCRLong context#78/ 17971Artificial Analysis2026-09-01
τ³-Bench BankingAgentic#90/ 10610Artificial Analysis2026-09-01
SciCodeCoding#108/ 18042Artificial Analysis2026-09-01
AA time to first tokenPerformance#115/ 186Artificial Analysis2026-09-01
AA output speedPerformance#116/ 187Artificial Analysis2026-09-01
GPQA DiamondReasoning#126/ 18582Artificial Analysis2026-09-01
Humanity's Last ExamReasoning#132/ 18017Artificial Analysis2026-09-01
Terminal-BenchAgentic#148/ 18431Artificial Analysis2026-09-01
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexReasoning#155/ 18726Artificial Analysis2026-09-01
Family context

The three highest-scoring models with pages in each capability family. Where Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite shows up, it's highlighted.

ReasoningGemini 3.1 Flash Lite · 82
  1. 1
    95
  2. 2
    95
  3. 3
    95
CodingGemini 3.1 Flash Lite · 42
  1. 1
    96
  2. 2
    96
  3. 3
    96
AgenticGemini 3.1 Flash Lite · 35
  1. 1
    100
  2. 2
    100
  3. 3
    100
Long contextGemini 3.1 Flash Lite · 71
  1. 1
    83
  2. 2
    83
  3. 3
    81
Newest receipts

Benchmark rows added to the public ledger for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite in the last 120 days. Older rows live in the full table below.

11 recent
Family coverage

A high composite that hides a weak family is a trap. These bars surface the families where this model hasn't been publicly tested, and where it leads.

Reasoning82
Coding42
Agentic35
Long context71
Price vs. performance
0255075100$0.10$0.30$1$3$10$30input USD / 1M tokens · log scale →← intelligence

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Full benchmark ledger

Every catalog benchmark for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite. Scores link to the original source; gaps mean no public row exists yet.

11 sourced rows

11 of 37 catalog benchmarks have a sourced row for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite.

Reasoning

Coding

Agentic

Long context

Performance

Sources