Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3.7 Flash

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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models

GoogleFlash Lite

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is a high-efficiency model from Google with upgraded agentic capabilities.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
1 M tokens
Max output
66 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.300
Output, $ per 1M tokens
▲$2.50
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.030
Batch (input / output)
$0.150 / $1.25
Tool calling
Yes
Released
07/21/2026
Knowledge cutoff
2026-03
API id
google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Google3.7 Flash

Gemini 3.7 Flash is a multimodal model from Google for fast agentic workflows, coding, and complex multi-step reasoning.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
1 M tokens
Max output
66 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$0.750
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$3.75
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.075
Batch (input / output)
$0.375 / $1.88
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲08/13/2026
Knowledge cutoff
2026-03
API id
google/gemini-3.7-flash
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Which is the better API choice: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3.7 Flash?

  • Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: cheapest input (60% less than Gemini 3.7 Flash)
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: cheapest output
  • Gemini 3.7 Flash: the newest (08/13/2026)

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 60% less on input and 33% less on output than Gemini 3.7 Flash ($0.300 / $2.50 versus $0.750 / $3.75 per million tokens). All accept 1 M tokens of context. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.7 Flash offer a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

What would your product cost?

Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
$14.50/mo
Gemini 3.7 Flash
$26.25/mo

With Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite you save $11.75 a month versus Gemini 3.7 Flash (45% less).

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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model

Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.

76tokens approx.287 characters

Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)

  1. 1Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Google$0.023
  2. 2Gemini 3.7 Flash Google$0.057
  3. 3Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic$0.152
  4. 4Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic$0.152
  5. 5Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic$0.304
  6. 6Claude Opus 5 Anthropic$0.380
  7. 7Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic$0.760
  8. 8Claude Fable 5 Anthropic$0.760

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3.7 Flash?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 60% less on input and 33% less on output than Gemini 3.7 Flash ($0.300 / $2.50 versus $0.750 / $3.75 per million tokens). All accept 1 M tokens of context. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.7 Flash offer a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.7 Flash?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper: $0.300 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, versus $0.750 / $3.75 for Gemini 3.7 Flash.

Which has more context: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.7 Flash?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.7 Flash accept the same context: 1 M tokens.

Which is newer: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.7 Flash?

Gemini 3.7 Flash was released on 08/13/2026; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite on 07/21/2026.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.7 Flash?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: $14.50; Gemini 3.7 Flash: $26.25 a month, at list price.

Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?

From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.

What does price per million tokens mean?

It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.

Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.