Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
google/gemini-3.5-flash-liteGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is the low-latency, high-throughput tier of Google's Gemini 3.5 family, released in July 2026 and described by Google as its fastest 3.5-class model. It is optimized for subagent tasks, document parsing, high-volume agentic workflows and simple data extraction where latency and throughput matter most. It accepts text, image, video, audio and PDF input, supports thinking and tool use, and is Google's recommended successor to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.
- Input price
- $0.30USD / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $2.50USD / 1M tokens
- Context window
- 1M
- Max output
- 65.5K
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Specifications
Pricing
- Input
- $0.30 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $2.50 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- $0.03 / 1M tokens
Context & modalities
- Context window
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Max output
- 65,536 tokens
- Input
- Text, image
- Output
- Text
Capabilities
- Chat
- Supported
- Vision
- Supported
- Reasoning
- Supported
- Structured output
- Supported
- Function calling
- Supported
- Audio input
- Supported
Access
- Provider
- Model ID
- google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite
- Execution
- sync
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- API
- Chat Completions API
- Endpoint
- /v1/chat/completions
Independent evaluations
Benchmarks
Scores on standardized evaluations, compared with other models on SandBase.
Metrics sourced from Artificial Analysis · Intelligence Index v4.3
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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/chat/completions" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello"
}
],
"max_tokens": 2048
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"Choose your model
Compare models
| Model | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteThis model Google | 1M | $0.30 | $2.50 | Jul 21, 2026 |
Google | 1M | $4.00 | $20.00 | Oct 13, 2026 |
Google | 64K | $1.50 | $7.50 | Oct 8, 2026 |
Google | 1M | $1.50 | $7.50 | Sep 2, 2026 |
Google | 1M | $1.50 | $7.50 | Aug 13, 2026 |
Google | 1M | $0.75 | $3.75 | Jul 21, 2026 |
Questions
FAQ
How do I call Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite" to Chat Completions API (/v1/chat/completions) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.
How much does Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cost?
$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens, billed per request from your SandBase balance. Discounts, when available, are shown in the pricing on this page.
What is the context window of Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
1M tokens of context, with up to 65.5K output tokens per response.
How does Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite score on benchmarks?
Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores 22.2 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (v4.3), ranking #62 of 87 models on SandBase; Coding Index 49.3, Agentic Index 14.3. Source: Artificial Analysis, measured as Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite.
Which features does Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite support?
Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite supports vision (image input), reasoning, function calling, structured output. See Specifications above for the full list.
Do I need a separate Google account?
No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Google separately.