Model comparison
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Price history, scores and specs for both models, line by line. Every value shows where it came from and when we last confirmed it.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is a lightweight reasoning model in the Gemini 2.5 family, optimized for ultra-low latency and cost efficiency.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a high speed, high value thinking model designed for agentic workflows, multi turn chat, and coding assistance.
Quick take
Where each one leads
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs less to send text to: $0.100 per million tokens, against $0.500 per million tokens for Gemini 3 Flash Preview.
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs less per word it writes: $0.400 per million tokens, against $3.00 per million tokens for Gemini 3 Flash Preview.
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 26.3 to 10.4.
- More people run Gemini 3 Flash Preview through OpenRouter than Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite right now.
Each line comes from a checked value in the tables below. Pick on your workload: price and usage matter for high volume, context and scores for long documents and agent loops.
Price history
Prices side by side, day by day
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Prices are the listed OpenRouter base rates in US dollars. A day we could not confirm is left out of the line, never filled in.
Price
What each one costs now
| Measure | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.100 per million tokens Leads | $0.500 per million tokens |
| Output price | $0.400 per million tokens Leads | $3.00 per million tokens |
Scores
Benchmarks, with source and date
| Measure | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 10.4 | 26.3 Leads |
| Design Arena rating (Elo) | Not checked yet | 1,192 |
Specs
Context, modalities and tool use
| Measure | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Reads | Text, Images, Files, Audio, Video | Text, Images, Files, Audio, Video |
| Writes | Text | Text |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | Yes |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Listed since | 22 July 2025 | 17 Dec 2025 |
Usage
How much each one is used
| Measure | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Tokens served on OpenRouter in a day | 49.5B (for 10 Nov 2026) | 94.4B Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Requests on OpenRouter in a day | 21.2M Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) | 11.9M (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Tool calls on OpenRouter in a day | 150.8K (for 10 Nov 2026) | 1.1M Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Token usage, last 7 days | Up 5% on the week before Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) | Down 0% on the week before (for 10 Nov 2026) |
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview
How this works
One link, either order
This link stays the same whichever order you name the two models in, so you can share it as it is. A line appears only when at least one model has a value we confirmed from a source; values we have not confirmed are left out, never guessed. To add a third record of any type, use the open comparison. Read how we check facts.