Google reveals dev-focused Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, promises 'best-in-class intelligence for your highest-volume workloads'

• Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is cheaper (and better) than Gemini 2.5 Flash
• The new Google model beat rivals across numerous benchmarks
• Variable reasoning improves efficiency and speed

Google has lifted the wraps off its new and improved Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite – its most cost-efficient 3-series model designed specifically for developers.

According to internal testing, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite offers up to 2.5x faster Time to First Answer Token performance than Gemini 2.5 Flash as well as 45% faster output generation, while maintaining or improving quality and lowering the costs.

The company confirmed pricing for the new 3.1 model will sit at $0.25 per 1M input tokens, and $1.50 per 1M output tokens – a significant reduction from $0.30/$2.50 for 2.5 Flash, but an increase from $0.10/$0.40 for 2.5 Flash Lite.