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Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3.6 Pro benchmark

Name: Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3.6 Pro AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (Google) and Gemini 3.6 Pro (Google) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite wins on output price at $1.5/1M. Gemini 3.6 Pro has the larger context window (2M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

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$1.5/1M out

Google

Gemini 3.6 Pro

Current Google Pro-class multimodal model. Long context, strong coding, billed like the 3.x Pro tier.

Elo 1,570$5/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (2)vsGemini 3.6 Pro (8)

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 2W (20%)Overall: Gemini 3.6 ProGemini 3.6 Pro: 8W (80%)

← Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGemini 3.6 Pro →

Gemini 3.6 Pro (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,570

Coding Elo

—vs1,566

SWE-bench

—vs74.6%

LiveBench

—vs71.8%

GPQA Diamond

—vs84.4%

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 0WGemini 3.6 Pro: 5W

Gemini 3.6 Pro (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs102 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs205 ms

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 0WGemini 3.6 Pro: 2W

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.5/1Mvs$5/1M

Input price

$0.25/1Mvs$1.25/1M

Context window

1Mvs2M

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 2WGemini 3.6 Pro: 1W

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Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageGemini 3.6 Pro 5/6

Preference Elo

No shared data

Throughput Speed

No shared data

Price Efficiency

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

$3.50/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

—

EloHigh is better

1,570

Code Elo

High is better

—

Code EloHigh is better

1,566

LiveBench

High is better

—

LiveBenchHigh is better

71.8%

SWE-bench

High is better

—

SWE-benchHigh is better

74.6%

GPQA

High is better

—

GPQAHigh is better

84.4%

TTFT

Low is better

—

TTFTLow is better

205 ms

Speed

High is better

—

SpeedHigh is better

102 tok/s

In $

Low is better

+400%$0.25/1M

In $Low is better

$1.25/1M

Out $

Low is better

+233%$1.5/1M

Out $Low is better

$5/1M

Context

High is better

ContextHigh is better

2M+91%

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 74% with Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite$31.25 / mo

In: $8.75Out: $22.50

Gemini 3.6 Pro$118.75 / mo

In: $43.75Out: $75.00

Estimated Cost Delta

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is estimated to save $87.50/month ($1,050/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite:Pick Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite when you are optimizing output cost.
2
Gemini 3.6 Pro:Pick Gemini 3.6 Pro for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 3.6 Pro

Larger window (2M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.6 Pro

Gemini 3.6 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite	Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.6 Pro	Larger window (2M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.6 Pro	Gemini 3.6 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$1.5/1M

Google

Gemini 3.6 Pro

Elo 1,570

LiveBench71.8%

SWE-bench74.6%

Speed102 tok/s

Output cost$5/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Gemini 3.6 Pro?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Gemini 3.6 Pro?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite output tokens are $1.5/1M versus $5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Gemini 3.6 Pro?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 3.6 Pro accepts 2M tokens versus 1M.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.6 Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3.6 Pro benchmark

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (2)vsGemini 3.6 Pro (8)

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 2W (20%)Overall: Gemini 3.6 ProGemini 3.6 Pro: 8W (80%)

← Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGemini 3.6 Pro →

Gemini 3.6 Pro (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,570

Coding Elo

—vs1,566

SWE-bench

—vs74.6%

LiveBench

—vs71.8%

GPQA Diamond

—vs84.4%

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 0WGemini 3.6 Pro: 5W

Gemini 3.6 Pro (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs102 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs205 ms

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 0WGemini 3.6 Pro: 2W

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.5/1Mvs$5/1M

Input price

$0.25/1Mvs$1.25/1M

Context window

1Mvs2M

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 2WGemini 3.6 Pro: 1W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 3.6 Pro

Larger window (2M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.6 Pro

Gemini 3.6 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite	Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.6 Pro	Larger window (2M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.6 Pro	Gemini 3.6 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Gemini 3.6 Pro?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Gemini 3.6 Pro?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite output tokens are $1.5/1M versus $5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Gemini 3.6 Pro?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 3.6 Pro accepts 2M tokens versus 1M.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.6 Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Pricing & Capacity

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No shared data

No shared data

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Recommended Workload Routing

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Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

No shared data

No shared data

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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