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databricks-gemini-3-1-flash-lite pricing
Databricks charges $0.3125 per million input tokens and $1.875 per million output tokens for databricks-gemini-3-1-flash-lite, and $0.0312 for cached input. Below: every rate that applies, what common workloads cost, and cheaper options.
- Input
- $0.3125/ 1M
- Output
- $1.875/ 1M
- Cached input
- $0.0312/ 1M
- Context
- 1Mtokens
All rates
| Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $0.3125 | $1.875 | $0.0312 | $0.3125 |
USD per million tokens. Long-context tiers apply when the whole prompt, cached tokens included, passes the threshold.
Work it out
What common workloads cost
| Workload | Per call | Cost per call | Calls a month | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 1,500 input and 400 output tokens | $0.00122 | 100,000 | $121.87 |
| RAG answer, cached context | 2,000 fresh + 4,000 cached input, 500 output | $0.00169 | 100,000 | $168.74 |
| Agent step | 4,000 fresh + 8,000 cached input, 800 output | $0.003 | 250,000 | $749.92 |
| Batch summary | 3,000 input and 300 output tokens via the Batch API | — | 1,000,000 | — |
Planning a mix of models? Simulate a workload with databricks-gemini-3-1-flash-lite, alongside anything else you run.
Cheaper options
Current models that cost at least 15% less for a typical chat reply. Cheaper isn't always equivalent: test quality on your own prompts, then use veqen diff to see the impact at your volume.
| Model | Chat reply | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| databricks/databricks-gpt-5-4-nano | $0.0008 | 34% |
| databricks/databricks-gpt-oss-120b | $0.000465 | 62% |
| sambanova/gemma-4-31B-it | $0.00103 | 15% |
| azure-ai/FW-MiniMax-M3 | $0.00102 | 16% |
Price history
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Last verified with price book 2026-10-22. Sources: Databricks pricing and LiteLLM's MIT-licensed price file. Track every call to this model, per customer or project: install the SDK.