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title: "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite API pricing: ⁨$0.30⁩ in, ⁨$2.50⁩ out · DotsAgent"
description: "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite by Google: price per million input, cached and output tokens, context window, agent features and what a real agent task costs on it."
url: https://dotsagent.io/models/gemini-3-5-flash-lite
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[Google](https://dotsagent.io/providers/google)

· Small and fast

# Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite API pricing and specs

Google's low-cost model, which Google suggests as the subagent in multi-agent setups.

Input

$0.30

Cached input

$0.030

Output

$2.50

US dollars per million tokens, standard tier, short-prompt rate

Text, image, video and audio input all cost the same per token. Computer use is available in preview.

## Spec sheet

- **API model string**: `gemini-3.5-flash-lite`
- **Provider**: [Google](https://dotsagent.io/providers/google)
- **Context**: 1.05M tokens
- **Max output**: 66K tokens
- **Released**: July 21, 2026
- **Batch API**: 50% off, results within hours
- **Documented agent features**: Tool callingStructured outputComputer useBuilt-in web searchAdjustable reasoning

## What a task costs

Four reference workloads priced at this model's list rates, with caching applied after the first call. Your numbers will differ; the calculator lets you change every assumption.

| Workload | Per task | Per 1,000 tasks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Support bot 4 calls, short tool lookups | $0.011 | $11 |
| Coding agent 30 calls, files and test output | $0.333 | $333 |
| Browser agent 25 calls, screenshots and page text | $0.219 | $219 |
| Research agent 15 calls, long search results | $0.221 | $221 |

[Change the assumptions](https://dotsagent.io/cost#model=gemini-3-5-flash-lite)

## Other Google models

- [Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://dotsagent.io/models/gemini-3-8-flash): $0.75 / $3.75

- [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://dotsagent.io/models/gemini-3-1-pro-preview): $2 / $12

- [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://dotsagent.io/models/gemini-3-5-flash): $1.50 / $9

## Similar cost elsewhere

Models from other providers whose cost on the 30-step coding workload is closest to this one.

- [Qwen3.7-Plus](https://dotsagent.io/models/qwen3-7-plus): $0.343 per coding task

- [DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash](https://dotsagent.io/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash): $0.218 per coding task

- [Mistral Small 4](https://dotsagent.io/models/mistral-small-4): $0.526 per coding task

- [GLM-5.3-Flash](https://dotsagent.io/models/glm-5-3-flash): $0.182 per coding task

## Sources

1. [ai.google.dev](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing)/gemini-api/docs/pricing
2. [ai.google.dev](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.5-flash-lite)/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.5-flash-lite
3. [ai.google.dev](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog)/gemini-api/docs/changelog

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