Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Decision Recommendation
⚖️ Editorial Verdict: In our analysis, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the premium intelligence choice, scoring 0.0% higher on coding benchmarks. However, this accuracy premium comes with a cost overhead: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 3.2x cheaper to run and delivers 1.4x faster throughput. If you are building high-volume, simple chatbots or processing massive amounts of text where budget is critical, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite offers excellent cost savings. For agentic reasoning, code refactoring, or complex logical tasks, the accuracy premium of Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite fully justifies the cost.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Benchmarks & Scores
Cost & Performance
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Benchmarks & Scores
Cost & Performance
Frequently Asked Questions
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has a blended cost of $0.17/1M tokens, which is about 3.2x cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite at $0.56/1M tokens.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is faster than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite generates 280 tokens per second (tps) compared to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite which generates 205 tokens per second.
Coding benchmark scores are not currently recorded for these models.
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