GoogleGemini 3
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is a stable model aimed at high-volume, low-latency work.
What the release provides
The July 2026 API accepts text, image, video, audio and PDF input and generates text. It provides a large input window while targeting efficient processing.Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite official API documentation
How to use it well
Practical guidance. Compare it on repeated extraction, labeling and short-answer work using your own difficult cases. Track invalid structured output and human correction rates alongside token cost. A lower per-request price is useful only when the result meets the task requirements.
Specifications & access
| Detail | Value and conditions |
|---|---|
| Access | API |
| Model identifiers | gemini-3.5-flash-lite |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens API input limit; reserve output capacity where the service shares one window. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite official API documentation |
| Maximum output | 65,536 tokens Published API output limit; request settings can be lower. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite official API documentation |