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Why use Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite on Google AI Studio?
Google AI Studio offers Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.30/1M input tokens. Google AI Studio is a model prototyping environment and API access point for Gemini models, offering an inference playground for developers to test and build AI applications.
Setup recipe
Python + curlpip install google-genaiexport GOOGLE_API_KEY=...import os
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"])
response = client.models.generate_content(gemini-3.5-flash-liteRequest example
import os
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"])
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.5-flash-lite",
contents="Hello"
)
print(response.text)Gotchas
- Use the model name directly, e.g. "gemini-2.0-flash", "gemini-1.5-pro", or "gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06".
- The examples expect GOOGLE_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.30 |
| Output tokens | $2.50 |
Capabilities
About Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is Google DeepMind's generally available multimodal model in the Gemini 3.5 family. It accepts text, image, video, audio, and PDF inputs and returns text, with a 1,048,576-token context window, up to 65,536 output tokens, and Gemini API support for code execution, prompt caching, and batch processing. Compare it for Coding, Agents, Long context, Vision, and JSON / Tool use. In Google AI Studio, select Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite when lower token cost and high throughput are the priority; select Gemini 3.6 Flash when higher capability matters more.
FAQ
What does Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite cost on Google AI Studio?
On Google AI Studio, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite on Google AI Studio?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite supports a 1.05m token context window on Google AI Studio.
What API model ID do I use for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite on Google AI Studio?
Use the model ID gemini-3.5-flash-lite when calling Google AI Studio's API.
Who created Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite was created by Google DeepMind as part of the Gemini 3.5 model family.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite open source?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.