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# Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

> Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite by Google, released July 2026. Ranked #133 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 41.5. API: $0.30 in / $2.50 out per M tokens. 1.05M context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash-lite
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite by Google ranks 133rd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 41.5. Its strongest category is multimodal, where it ranks 40th. API pricing starts at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, with a 1.05M-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #133 of 354
- **Index score:** 41.5
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 39 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google)
- **Released:** July 21, 2026
- **Weights:** Proprietary
- **Reasoning:** Yes
- **Context window:** 1.05M
- **Max output:** 66K
- **Input price:** $0.30 / M
- **Output price:** $2.50 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.85 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #96 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** March 2026
- **Input:** text, image, video, audio, pdf

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite category scores

1.  Coding 42.4
2.  Agentic & Tool Use 25.7
3.  Reasoning 27.8
4.  Math 25.9
5.  Knowledge 50.1
6.  Multimodal 41.1
7.  Multilingual 53.5
8.  Instruction Following 74.8
9.  Long Context 43.9
10.  Writing & Preference 64.2
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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 42.4 | #104 | 4 |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 25.7 | #107 | 2 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 27.8 | #114 | 9 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 25.9 | #264 | 5 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 50.1 | #72 | 2 |
| [Multimodal](https://noometry.com/best/multimodal) | 41.1 | #40 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 53.5 | #63 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 74.8 | #85 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 43.9 | #84 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 64.2 | #57 | 4 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 64.2 | +10.5 | #57 of 312, top 19% |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 53.5 | +6.1 | #63 of 297, top 22% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 50.1 | +12.8 | #72 of 314, top 23% |

### Weakest categories

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 25.9 | −10.7 | #264 of 327, top 81% |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 25.7 | −4.7 | #107 of 154, top 70% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 27.8 | +4.2 | #114 of 350, top 33% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ERNIE 5.0 0110](https://noometry.com/models/ernie-5-0) | #129 | 41.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/ernie-5-0-vs-gemini-3-5-flash-lite) |
| [Granite 4.2 30b](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-2-30b) | #130 | 41.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-granite-4-2-30b) |
| [Muse Glimmer](https://noometry.com/models/muse-glimmer) | #131 | 41.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-muse-glimmer) |
| [o4-mini](https://noometry.com/models/o4-mini) | #132 | 41.6 | $1.93 | 6 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-o4-mini) |
| [Grok 4.1](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-1) | #134 | 41.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-grok-4-1) |
| [GLM-4.6](https://noometry.com/models/glm-4-6) | #135 | 41.4 | $1 | 12 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-glm-4-6) |
| [Grok 4.1 Fast](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-1-fast) | #136 | 41.4 | $0.28 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-grok-4-1-fast) |
| [GLM-4.6V](https://noometry.com/models/glm-4-6v) | #137 | 41.3 | $0.45 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-glm-4-6v) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena WebDev](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-webdev) | 1440 | #57 of 113, top 51% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/webdev) | 2026-10-08 |
| [SciCode](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/scicode) | 41.3% | #73 of 121, top 61% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [WeirdML](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/weirdml) | 39% | #82 of 119, top 69% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1453 | #84 of 294, top 29% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [ALE-Bench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/ale-bench) | 765.27 | #64 of 105, top 61% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Agentic & Tool Use

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Agentic & Tool Use benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [APEX-Agents](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/apex-agents) | 29.3% | #44 of 49, top 90% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [GDP.pdf](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gdp-pdf) | 10% | #33 of 36, top 92% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Reasoning

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 10.3% | #48 of 83, top 58% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 1.5% |  | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 5.3% |  | medium | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 0.8% |  | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [NYT Connections (extended)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/nyt-connections) | 60.4% | #56 of 91, top 62% | high reasoning | [Lech Mazur benchmarks](https://github.com/lechmazur/nyt-connections) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 53.5% | #55 of 83, top 67% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 17% |  | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 32.3% |  | medium | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 7.5% |  | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [CritPt](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/critpt) | 0% | #106 of 134, top 80% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 22% | #49 of 129, top 38% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 18% |  | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 21% |  | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1441 | #80 of 297, top 27% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [Mystery Game Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mystery-game-puzzles) | 19% | #43 of 74, top 59% | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-05 |
| [Mystery Game Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mystery-game-puzzles) | 12% |  | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-05 |
| [DTBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/dtbench) | 83.5% | #58 of 151, top 39% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMCA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/lmca) | 37.6% | #53 of 125, top 43% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Epoch Capabilities Index](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/epoch-capabilities-index) | 145.13 | #83 of 213, top 39% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/eci) | 2026-07-21 |

### Math

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath) | 26% | #64 of 81, top 80% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-02 |
| [FrontierMath Tier 4](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath-tier-4) | 0% | #62 of 63, top 99% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-02 |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 71.1% | #90 of 173, top 53% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 60% |  | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 51.1% |  | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [ProofBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/proofbench) | 13% | #60 of 77, top 78% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1433 | #79 of 285, top 28% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 83.3% | #70 of 186, top 38% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 75.8% |  | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 74.2% |  | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1435 | #91 of 273, top 34% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multimodal

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Multimodal benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Vision](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-vision) | 1268 | #38 of 122, top 32% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/vision) | 2026-10-09 |

### Multilingual

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1427 | #63 of 297, top 22% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1469 | #74 of 285, top 26% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1451 | #68 of 223, top 31% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1454 | #40 of 231, top 18% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1427 | #35 of 211, top 17% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1407 | #45 of 213, top 22% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1443 | #51 of 283, top 19% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1442 | #63 of 226, top 28% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1420 | #75 of 298, top 26% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1435 | #73 of 291, top 26% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1435 | #73 of 297, top 25% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1420 | #53 of 295, top 18% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [EQ-Bench Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/eqbench-creative-writing) | 1559 | #49 of 115, top 43% |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1445 | #65 of 295, top 23% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## API pricing by provider

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [google](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models) | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.03 | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite) | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.03 | 2026-10-10 |
| [vertex](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/models) | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.03 | 2026-10-10 |

[All Google API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/google) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-vs-gemini-3-5-flash-lite)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs o4-mini](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-o4-mini)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Grok 4.1](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-grok-4-1)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Muse Glimmer](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-muse-glimmer)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM-4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-glm-4-6)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Granite 4.2 30b](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-granite-4-2-30b)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Grok 4.1 Fast](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-grok-4-1-fast)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-gemini-3-5-flash-lite)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-kimi-k3)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-grok-4-6)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-glm-5-3)
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-muse-spark-1-3)

## Other Google models

-   [Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-8-flash)61.8
-   [Gemini 3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-7-flash)59.8
-   [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-1-pro-preview)56.7
-   [Gemini 4 Argon](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-4-argon)56.5
-   [Gemini 3 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-pro)54.8
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash)54.2
-   [Gemini 3.6 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-6-flash)54.1
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-flash-preview)52.3

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite by Google ranks 133rd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 41.5. Its strongest category is multimodal, where it ranks 40th. API pricing starts at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, with a 1.05M-token context window.

### How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cost?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens on Google's own API, with cached input at $0.03.

### What is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's context window?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts up to 1.05M tokens of input and can write up to 66K tokens in one response.

### Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite open source?

No. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is proprietary and available only through Google's API and partner platforms.

### What are Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite places best in writing & preference, multilingual, knowledge and lowest in math, agentic & tool use, reasoning.

### What is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite best at?

Its best category is multimodal, where it ranks 40th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash-lite

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