Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
google/gemini-3.1-flash-liteGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the generally available, low-latency Flash-Lite tier of Google's Gemini 3 series, released in May 2026 as the stable successor to the 3.1 Flash-Lite preview. Google targets it at high-frequency, lightweight tasks such as high-volume translation, transcription, entity extraction, document summarization and routing queries between larger models. Google has scheduled its shutdown for May 7, 2027 and recommends Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite as the replacement.
- Input price
- $0.25USD / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $1.50USD / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- $0.03USD / 1M tokens
- Context window
- 1M
- Max output
- 65.5K
Specifications
- Input
- Text, image, audio
- Output
- Text
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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/chat/completions" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello"
}
],
"max_tokens": 2048
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"Questions
FAQ
How do I call Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "google/gemini-3.1-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 3.1 Flash Lite cost?
$0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 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 3.1 Flash Lite?
1M tokens of context, with up to 65.5K output tokens per response.
Which features does Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite support?
Google Gemini 3.1 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 3.1 Flash Lite and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Google separately.