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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Google's cheapest 1M-context tier. Takes text, image, audio and video; output price includes thinking tokens.

Modalities

Text+Image → Text

Input

$0.41 /1M

Output

$3.38 /1M

Cached input

$0.04 /1M90% off

Context

1M

Speed

fast

Performance

Live production data from real requests on Kyma — not synthetic benchmarks.

Rank

#68

of 69 active models

Tokens served

7

all-time

Total requests2
Platform share0.0%

Pricing

Pay per token. Cached input is billed at 10% of the input rate.

$0.41 /1M input$3.38 /1M output
Hobby10 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$0.75/mo
Production1,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$74.92/mo
Scale20,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$1,499/mo
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Estimated monthly cost

$68.36

$2.28 / day on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Same workload on:

Gemini 3.6 Flash$273+300%
Gemma 4 31B$14.99-78%

Estimates use list pricing with cached input billed at the 90%-discount rate. Actual bills depend on real token counts — every response includes its exact cost.

How it compares

Against the peers people actually weigh it against.

SpecGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGemini 3.6 FlashGemma 4 31B
Input /1M$0.41$2.02$0.14
Output /1M$3.38$10.13$0.46
Context1M1M128K
ToolsYesYesYes
ReasoningNoYesNo
Speedfastfastmedium

Quick start

Up and running in under two minutes.

  1. 1

    Create an API key

    Sign up and grab a key from the dashboard — $0.50 free credit, no card required.

    Get API key →
  2. 2

    Make your first request

    Drop in your key and send a chat completion — fully OpenAI-compatible.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "gemini-3.5-flash-lite",
        "messages": [
          {"role": "user", "content": "Explain prompt caching in one paragraph."}
        ]
      }'
  3. 3

    Stream responses

    Add "stream": true to receive tokens as they arrive.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "gemini-3.5-flash-lite",
        "stream": true,
        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
      }'

FAQ

Common questions about this model.

What is the context window of Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a 1M-token context window — roughly 1542 pages of text in a single request.

How much does the Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite API cost?

$0.41 per 1M input tokens and $3.38 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.04/1M — a 90% discount on repeated prompt prefixes. No subscription; you pay only for what you use.

Does Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite support function calling?

Yes — Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite supports tool/function calling and structured outputs (JSON mode), so it works with agent frameworks out of the box.

How do I use Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?

Kyma is OpenAI-compatible: point your SDK's base URL at https://kymaapi.com/v1, use your Kyma API key, and set the model to gemini-3.5-flash-lite. Signing up is free and includes $0.50 of credit — no card required.

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