Google · Model identity
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Google publishes a $0.02 batch cache-read rate rather than exactly half the standard cache rate.
3pricing routes
What published route metadata supports
Audio inputCachingFile inputReasoningStructured outputTool useVideo inputVisionWeb search
Input modalities
AudioFilesImageTextVideo
Supported API parameters
include_reasoningmax_tokensreasoningreasoning_effortresponse_formatseedstopstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_p
Only source-backed fields are filled
Release dateJul 21, 2026
Knowledge cutoffNot independently verified
Open weightsNot independently verified
OpenRouter catalog date2026-07-21
First-party metadata verified Aug 26, 2026. Unfilled fields remain unknown. LLMPrice does not infer release dates, knowledge cutoffs, open-weight status, or licenses from a model name, repository link, or pricing route.
Route savings
Cheapest on bothCheapest standard route
Direct API + OpenRouterLowest published standard input and output rates for this model.
Input$0.3 / 1MDirect API + OpenRouterTied for the lowest published rate
Output$2.5 / 1MDirect API + OpenRouterTied for the lowest published rate
Based on current published standard rates. Batch, long-context, and other special billing variants are excluded from this summary.
Could this workload cost less?Compare Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite with cheaper models using the same workload.
Find cheaper alternatives →| Endpoint / route | Model ID | Input | Cached | Output | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct APIStandard | gemini-3.5-flash-lite | $0.3 | $0.03 | $2.5 | 1.05M | Official provider ↗ |
| OpenRouterBatch | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite:batch | $0.15 | $0.015 | $1.25 | 1.05M | OpenRouter API ↗ |
| OpenRouterStandard | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite | $0.3 | $0.03 | $2.5 | 1.05M | OpenRouter API ↗ |
Tracking since Aug 26, 2026
No verified price changes have been recorded since tracking began on Aug 26, 2026. The Aug 26, 2026 catalog is the baseline; LLMPrice does not invent or backfill older prices.
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