Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3.8 Flash

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Google

$0.30 / $2.50

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Google

$0.75 / $3.75

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is 43% cheaper than Gemini 3.8 Flash on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (40.9 vs 22.2).

	Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite	Gemini 3.8 Flash
Input price / 1M	$0.30	$0.75
Output price / 1M	$2.50	$3.75
Blended price (3:1)	$0.85	$1.50
Cached input / 1M	$0.03	$0.075
Context window	1M	1M
Max output	66K	66K
Intelligence index	22.2	40.9
Coding index	49.3	76.3
Providers	8	6
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	100.0%
Vision input	Yes	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-07-21	2026-09-02
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Gemini 3.8 Flash?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is 43% cheaper than Gemini 3.8 Flash on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3.8 Flash: which has a bigger context window?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 1,048,576 tokens. Gemini 3.8 Flash: 1,048,576 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite ≈ $1,850, Gemini 3.8 Flash ≈ $3,375.

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