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gemini-3.1-flash-lite pricing
Google Gemini charges $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens for gemini-3.1-flash-lite, and $0.025 for cached input, with audio at $0.50 in and — out. Below: every rate that applies, what common workloads cost, and cheaper options.
- Input
- $0.25/ 1M
- Output
- $1.50/ 1M
- Cached input
- $0.025/ 1M
- Audio input
- $0.50/ 1M
- Context
- 1Mtokens
Retires 2027-05-07. Move to a current Gemini Flash-Lite model. npx @veqen/sdk scan finds every place your code uses it.
All rates
| Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $0.25 | $1.50 | $0.025 | — |
| Batch | $0.125 | $0.75 | $0.0125 | — |
| Priority | $0.45 | $2.70 | $0.045 | — |
| Flex | $0.125 | $0.75 | $0.0125 | — |
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 | $0.000975 | 100,000 | $97.50 |
| RAG answer, cached context | 2,000 fresh + 4,000 cached input, 500 output | $0.00135 | 100,000 | $135.00 |
| Agent step | 4,000 fresh + 8,000 cached input, 800 output | $0.0024 | 250,000 | $600.00 |
| Batch summary | 3,000 input and 300 output tokens via the Batch API | $0.0006 | 1,000,000 | $600.00 |
Planning a mix of models? Simulate a workload with 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 |
|---|---|---|
| google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | $0.00031 | 68% |
| google/gemini-exp-1114 | $0.00 | 100% |
| cerebras/gpt-oss-120b | $0.000825 | 15% |
| cloudflare/@cf/openai/gpt-oss-120b | $0.000825 | 15% |
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Last verified with price book 2026-10-22. Sources: Google Gemini pricing and LiteLLM's MIT-licensed price file. Track every call to this model, per customer or project: install the SDK.