gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Google · text, image → text
Google's newest, most compact, and most cost-effective image generation and editing model, designed for large-scale use.
Input$0.25 /M
Output$1.50 /M
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glm-5.2
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image vs glm-5.2
Output tokens cost $1.50 per million on gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image and $1.97 per million on glm-5.2. Input tokens cost $0.25 per million on gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image and $0.56 per million on glm-5.2. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.25 per million on gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image and $0.14 per million on glm-5.2. Discounted rates are shown where a promotion is active. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 2.1s on gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image and 0.9s on glm-5.2. Measured output throughput is 71.8 tok/s on gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image and 43.4 tok/s on glm-5.2.
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glm-5.2
Z.AI · text → text
GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.
Input$1.13$0.56 /M
Output$3.94$1.97 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
glm-5.2
Input /M
$0.25
$1.13$0.56−50%
Output /M
$1.50
$3.94$1.97−50%
Cache read /M
$0.25
$0.28$0.14−50%
Context length
0
1,000,000
Max output
0
128,000
Time to First Token
2.1 s
0.9 s
Throughput
71.8 tok/s
43.4 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
text
Supported Parameters
thinking
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
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Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.
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Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
$37.50 /mo
glm-5.2
$127$63.38 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image, glm-5.2?
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image: $1.50/M output tokens; glm-5.2: $1.97/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
glm-5.2: 0.9s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
Which one generates tokens faster?
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image at 71.8 tok/s and glm-5.2 at 43.4 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-image accepts text and image input and supports thinking; glm-5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image and glm-5.2 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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