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Faster, more cost-effective Gemini model. In the Busy Bench test it failed to draw a face and cost just under 3 cents.
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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Google DeepMind's lightweight, low-cost Gemini 3.5 model aimed at fast, high-volume tasks.
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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite at a glance
- What is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is a model from Google DeepMind. Google DeepMind's lightweight, low-cost Gemini 3.5 model aimed at fast, high-volume tasks.
- Who makes Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is made by Google DeepMind.
- Does Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite work in the EU?
- Unverified. No explicit evidence found on the provided pages for this model; Gemini API models are generally offered in EU/EEA countries, but this was not confirmed for this specific model. Last verified 14 Nov 2026.
- How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cost?
- API pricing. Pay-per-token via the Gemini API; exact rates not confirmed in provided material. A reviewer reported a benchmark run costing just under 3 cents. Licence: Proprietary.
- Where was Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite shown?
- In 1 creator video by Matt Wolfe. Most recently by Matt Wolfe on 24 Jul 2026, at 18:20 in “AI News: Kimi K3 Has Big AI Labs Panicking!”.
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About
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (also referred to as 3.5 Flashlight) is a smaller, faster and cheaper variant in Google DeepMind's Gemini 3.5 family. It is positioned as a cost-efficient option for latency-sensitive and high-volume workloads, below the standard Flash tier.\n\nThe provided official pages do not include a dedicated model card, so specifications such as context window, benchmarks and exact pricing are not confirmed here. A YouTube reviewer (Matt Wolfe) described it as a faster, more cost-effective Gemini model; in his informal "Busy Bench" test it failed to draw a face and the run cost just under 3 cents.\n\nIt is accessed through the Gemini API and Google's developer tooling (docs at ai.google.dev). It is a closed, proprietary model with no downloadable weights.
Key features
- Lightweight Gemini 3.5 variant focused on speed and low cost
- Suited to high-volume, latency-sensitive tasks
- Available via the Gemini API
- Closed model; no open weights
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