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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite launched in preview ($0.25/$1.50 per MTok)

Google introduced Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite in preview for low-latency, high-volume workloads. The official announcement positions it for summarization, translation, and classification, with pricing set at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.

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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Google introduced Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite in preview for low-latency, high-volume tasks, priced at $0.25 input and $1.50 output per 1M tokens.

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