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| Attribute | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Previewgemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview | Claude Sonnet 5.5claude-sonnet-5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Input | $0.25 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output | $1.50 / 1M | $10.00 / 1M |
| Cache Write (5m) | $0.25 / 1M | $2.50 / 1M |
| Cache Write (1h) | $0.25 / 1M | $4.00 / 1M |
| Cache Read | $0.25 / 1M | $0.20 / 1M |
| Web Search | $0 / 1M | $0 / 1M |
| Context | ||
| Max context | 1.0M | 1M |
| Max output | N/A | N/A |
| Capabilities | ||
| Vision | Yes | Yes |
| Function Calling | Yes | Yes |
| JSON Mode | Yes | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | Yes |
| Catalogue | ||
| Provider | Anthropic | |
| Category | chat | chat |
| Charge type | Pay As You Go | Pay As You Go |
| Released | — | — |
| Description | ||
| Summary | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is Google's high-efficiency model designed for high-volume and cost-sensitive workloads. It improves overall quality compared to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite while approaching the performance of Gemini 2.5 Flash across key capabilities. The model delivers enhancements in audio input/ASR, RAG snippet ranking, translation, data extraction, and code completion, and supports configurable thinking levels (minimal, low, medium, high) for flexible cost–performance optimization. With pricing at roughly half the cost of Gemini 3 Flash, it is well suited for large-scale production deployments. | Claude Sonnet 5.5 is Anthropic's Sonnet-class model for well-scoped everyday work, serving as a direct upgrade to Sonnet 5. It excels at feature development, bug fixing, and creating polished documents, presentations, and spreadsheets, while offering clearer writing and communication than its predecessor. |