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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the lower-cost Gemini 3.1 tier for high-frequency, lightweight workloads. Its public preview began in March, followed by general availability in May. It accepts text, image, audio, and video inputs and supports thinking, function calling, and structured responses. It is intended for repeated extraction, summarization, translation, and classification jobs with precise instructions.

2026-03-03
Unreleased
Undisclosed proprietary architecture
Proprietary

Specifications

Parameters
Unreleased
Architecture
Undisclosed proprietary architecture
License
Proprietary
Context Window
1,048,576 tokens
Max Output
65,536 tokens
Type
multimodal
Modalities
textimageaudiovideo

Benchmark Scores

Advanced Specifications

Model Family
Gemini
API Access
Available
Chat Interface
Not Available
Variants
gemini-3.1-flash-litegemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview

Capabilities & Limitations

Capabilities
reasoningmultimodal understandingfunction callingstructured outputssearch grounding
Known Limitations
Generated answers and tool arguments can be incorrect and need verification.Long context and higher thinking levels can increase token cost and latency.
Notable Use Cases
high-volume extractiontranslationclassification
Function Calling Support
Yes
Tool Use Support
Yes

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