Google Announces Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite as Fastest, Most Cost-Efficient Model in Gemini 3 Series

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, positioning it as the fastest and most cost-efficient model in the Gemini 3 series.

Google Announces Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite as Fastest, Most Cost-Efficient Model in Gemini 3 Series

Google has announced Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, a new model in its Gemini 3 series. According to both the Google AI Blog and DeepMind, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is “the fastest and most cost-efficient Gemini 3 series model yet.”

The announcement emphasizes the model’s positioning as optimized for “intelligence at scale,” though specific technical details, pricing information, performance benchmarks, or availability dates were not provided in the source materials.

Both sources contain identical descriptions of the model, with Google AI Blog and DeepMind publishing coordinated announcements about the release.

Sources: Google AI Blog, DeepMind