Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
By Google · released 2026-03-03 (7 months) · snapshot 2026-10-24
- Intelligence index
- 15.60
- Cost to run the AA index
- $156
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.25 / $1.50
- End-to-end time
- 6.15s
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. GPT-6 Luna (Max) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | 15.60 | $156 | 6.15s | 2026-03-03 | |||
| 2 | GPT-6 Luna (Max) | OpenAI | 38.10 | $122 | 82.0s | 2026-09-22 | Frontier | |
| 3 | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) | Anthropic | 41.20 | $158 | 59.8s | 2026-10-07 | Frontier |
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite today
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: gemini-3-1-flash-lite-preview.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs GPT-6 Luna (Max)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs GPT-6 Luna (Xhigh)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (High)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
What the Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite release did to the frontier on 2026-03-03
1 of 1 effort levels reached the frontier at launch (Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite). Impact 0.33, #31 of 46 releases this past year.
Should you use Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?
Should you use Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?
Only when it fits your setup: GPT-6 Luna (Max) is at least as smart for the same money or less, so Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is off the value frontier today.
What is better and cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?
GPT-6 Luna (Max) — at least as smart for the same money or less.
How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite cost?
$0.25/$1.50 in/out per 1M tokens, and $156 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite on the Pareto frontier?
No: GPT-6 Luna (Max) beats it on intelligence, cost, or both.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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