Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is Google's lightweight tier model within the Gemini family, positioned as a fast and efficient option for multimodal applications. As part of the Gemini 3.1 generation, it sits below the flagship Gemini 3.1 Pro in Google's model hierarchy, optimized for speed and cost-effectiveness rather than maximum capability. The model supports multimodal input across text, image, audio, and video modalities with a substantial 1 million token context window. Performance benchmarks show output speeds of approximately 199 tokens per second with a time to first token of around 7.8 seconds. However, the model does not include tool calling capabilities, distinguishing it from more feature-complete models in Google's lineup. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite targets use cases where multimodal processing speed and context length matter more than maximum reasoning capability. Its combination of broad modality support and fast inference makes it suitable for applications requiring quick processing of mixed media content, though users needing advanced reasoning or tool integration would typically choose higher-tier models.