Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite Pricing
Google · The fastest, most cost-effective model in the Gemini 3.5 family. At $0.30/$2.50
Save up to 70% on Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite API cost
Same model, same quality — pay less per token than the official API. Pay-as-you-go, no credit card required.
Other Google Models
Gemini 3.6 FlashGemini 2.5 ProGemini 2.5 Flash LiteGemini 2.0 FlashGemini 3.5 FlashGemini 3.1 ProGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite Pricing Context
Pricing position within Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite sits in the middle of Google's pricing at $0.30/1M input — 69% below the lineup average ($0.10 cheapest, $2.00 most expensive). 2 siblings cost less, 4 cost more. This mid-tier positioning makes it a sensible default when you're unsure which variant to pick.
When Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is worth the cost
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is used for document understanding, image-based Q&A, OCR-free receipt/invoice parsing, and screenshot analysis. Route pure text workloads to a cheaper non-vision sibling — the vision capability adds cost that's wasted on text-only tasks.
Cost vs sibling models
What makes Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite different from sibling models: compared to Gemini 3.6 Flash ($1.20/1M more expensive, same 1M context); Gemini 2.5 Pro ($0.95/1M more expensive, same 1M context); Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite ($0.20/1M cheaper, same 1M context). Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite when vision input is needed.
Real-world cost scenarios
Real-world deployments: OCR-free receipt and invoice parsing, screenshot analysis for support tickets, image-based content moderation, and visual Q&A for accessibility tools. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite reads images directly — no separate OCR step needed.