News/Product/Mar 3, 2026

Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite in preview at $0.25 and $1.50 per million tokens

Google DeepMind introduced Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite as the fastest and most cost-efficient Gemini 3 series model, aimed at high-volume developer workloads. It is priced at $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens, and rolled out in preview through the Gemini API and Vertex AI. For traders it is a price-pressure signal in AI inference, where Alphabet competes with other model providers.

  • Priced at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens
  • Positioned as the fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini 3 model for high-volume work
  • Preview availability via Gemini API in AI Studio and via Vertex AI
Source
Google blog
Mar 3, 2026
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