Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-11-07.
| Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) | Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | ||
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Input Price | $0.38/M | $0.25/M |
| Output Price | $1.88/M | $1.50/M |
| Context Window | 1,048,576 | 1,048,576 |
| Max Output | 65,536 | 65,536 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | ✓ | ✓ |
The verdict
For a sample job of 1 million input tokens and 250,000 output tokens, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs $0.62 and Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) costs $0.84, so Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is about 1.4 times cheaper for the same work.
Both read up to 1,048,576 tokens at once, roughly 1,573 pages of text.
Across the 6 tasks where they differ, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite on 6 (Code Completion, Code Documentation, Regex Writing and others).
Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) was released in July 2026 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite in May 2026.
Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite if you need lower cost or the stronger all-round task scores.
Costs use current list prices per million tokens; page counts assume about 0.75 words per token and 500 words per page.
Who wins by task?
| Task | Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) | Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Code Completion | 131 | 131 |
| Code Documentation | 131 | 131 |
| Regex Writing | 119 | 119 |
| JSON Extraction | 131 | 131 |
| Bulk Data Labeling | 129 | 129 |
| Short-Form Summarization | 123 | 123 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →