gemini-3.1-flash-lite is currently Google's latest and most cost-effective model, optimized for large-scale agent-based tasks, translation, and simple data processing.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Grok 4.5
Output tokens cost $1.50 per million on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and $6.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Input tokens cost $0.25 per million on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and $2.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.25 per million on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and $0.50 per million on Grok 4.5. Context lengths are 1,000,000 tokens on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.6s on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 1.9s on Grok 4.5. Measured output throughput is 86.9 tok/s on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 26.7 tok/s on Grok 4.5. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores 1457 and Grok 4.5 scores 1523.
Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
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Activity Past 30 Days
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Performance Past 3 Days
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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, Grok 4.5?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: $1.50/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Grok 4.5: 1523; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 1457 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 0.6s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
How large is each context window?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts 1,000,000 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 64,000 tokens on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite at 86.9 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 26.7 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, deep search and long context; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.
Can I call Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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