Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is the stable successor to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. Google names document parsing and subagent tasks as focus areas.
Text, image, video, audio, and PDF inputs fit into a 1,048,576-token context. Computer use remains preview-only, and Google does not publish a parameter count.
The index averages rank percentiles from 10 documented comparison cohorts.
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| Sub-task | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (This model) | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLI | 5.88% | 19.33% (best value in this row) | 17.18% | 10.83% | 8.52% | 5.73% |
| COBOL | 6.96% | 65.71% (best value in this row) | 55.46% | 36.75% | 0% | 1.25% |
higher is betterAs of August 11, 2026Source: Vals AIbars scaled within each row, not across rows
Code Quality
higher is betterAs of August 11, 2026Scale: 0 rating - 3.3 rating
Overall
higher is betterAs of September 29, 2026Scale: 0% - 100%
| Sub-task | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (This model) | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exact Pages | 57.46% | 68.07% (best value in this row) | 62.82% | 61.07% | 60.84% | 56.64% |
| Max Fitting Context | 62.35% | 63.52% | 66.67% | 65.39% | 66.9% (best value in this row) | 60.61% |
| Shared Max Context | 62.24% | 67.72% (best value in this row) | 64.57% | 63.52% | 65.73% | 60.84% |
higher is betterAs of August 11, 2026Source: Vals AIbars scaled within each row, not across rows
Overall
higher is betterAs of September 29, 2026Scale: 0% - 100%
Overall
higher is betterAs of September 29, 2026Scale: 0% - 100%
| Sub-task | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (This model) | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Patch | 77.97% | 84.75% (best value in this row) |
| PoC | 66.67% (best value in this row) | 12.28% |
higher is betterAs of August 11, 2026Source: Vals AIbars scaled within each row, not across rows
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One SVG prompt and fixed output settings. Captures are shown only with 0 reported reasoning tokens or documented lack of reasoning controls. Identical test conditions do not make the models' internal compute identical.
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A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Reasoning (requested): high
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Task origin (Simon Willison)53.7 / 100
| Specification | Value and source |
|---|---|
| Weights | ProprietarySource |
| Access | APISource |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokensSource |
| Notes | Announced July 21, 2026, high-throughput/low-latency Lite model for agentic search and document processing, Terminal-Bench 2.1 54%, SWE-Bench Pro 54.2%, OSWorld 74%Source |
| API model ID | gemini-3.5-flash-liteSource |
| Source status | stableSource |
| Maximum output | 65,536 tokensSource |
| Input | Text, Image, Video, Audio, pdfSource |
| Output | TextSource |
| Reasoning mode | low, medium, highSource |
| Tool calling | YesSource |
| Structured output | YesSource |
| Release | 2026-07-21Source |
| Capabilities | function calling, structured outputs, search grounding, Google Maps grounding, URL context, code execution, file searchSource |
The table lists `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` with discontinuation date May 7, 2027 and recommended replacement `gemini-3.5-flash-lite`.
Google Gemini API model deprecations and lifecycle table (2026-09-19)