Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
By Google · released 2026-03-03 (5 months) · snapshot 2026-08-19
- Intelligence index
- 25.60
- Cost to run the AA index
- $93.8
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.25 / $1.50
- End-to-end time
- 7.21s
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. GPT-5.6 Luna (high) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | 25.60 | $93.8 | 7.21s | 2026-03-03 | |||
| 2 | GPT-5.6 Luna (high) | OpenAI | 47.00 | $55.0 | 14.6s | 2026-07-09 | Frontier | |
| 3 | GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) | OpenAI | 50.10 | $95.1 | 49.3s | 2026-07-09 | 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.
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 0.26, #29 of 42 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-5.6 Luna (high) 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-5.6 Luna (high) — 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 $93.8 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-5.6 Luna (high) 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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