Model comparison
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Compare published model capabilities and API prices.
Gemini
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Lean Gemini 2.5 lane for cheap multimodal traffic and quick agents
Gemini
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
New Gemini flash lane bringing frontier-style multimodal reasoning to cheaper runs
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Gemini | Gemini |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 1,048,576 |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.100 | $0.500 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.400 | $3.00 |
| Modalities | text, vision, audio, video | text, vision, video, audio |
| License | closed | closed |
Quick take
On input price, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is cheaper at $0.100/Mtok. For context window, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads with 1,048,576 tokens.
Pick based on your workload: high-volume cheap inference vs long-document / agent loops. Enterprise DNA can wire either model into Omni with evals, secrets, and job orchestration.