Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on gemini-3.5-flash-lite and 1,048,576 tokens on gemini-3.5-flash-lite-free. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 1.4s on gemini-3.5-flash-lite and 5.2s on gemini-3.5-flash-lite-free. Measured output throughput is 80.4 tok/s on gemini-3.5-flash-lite and 124.0 tok/s on gemini-3.5-flash-lite-free.
gemini-3.5-flash-litegemini-3.5-flash-lite-freeGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is a low-latency, cost-effective multimodal model optimized for high-throughput, low-cost execution for subagent tasks and document parsing. The model supports text, image, video, audio, and PDF inputs, and is designed for high-volume agentic workflows, simple data extraction, and applications where latency and API cost are the primary constraints.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite free version: Free model resources are limited and provided only for trial use; stability cannot be guaranteed, and you may encounter 429 errors during use. If you need to use it in a production environment and require unlimited concurrency with absolute stability, please choose the official version:gemini-3.5-flash-lite.
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gemini-3.5-flash-lite: 1.4s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
gemini-3.5-flash-lite accepts 1,048,576 and gemini-3.5-flash-lite-free accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 65,536 tokens on gemini-3.5-flash-lite and 65,536 tokens on gemini-3.5-flash-lite-free.
gemini-3.5-flash-lite-free at 124.0 tok/s and gemini-3.5-flash-lite at 80.4 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
gemini-3.5-flash-lite accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search and long context; gemini-3.5-flash-lite-free accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search and long context.
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