Gemini 3 Pro Image vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 3 Pro Image (Google) versus Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (Google): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the WandAPI default channel price. Input costs 4 Credits / M for Gemini 3 Pro Image and 0.5 Credits / M for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, so Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is 88% cheaper.

Gemini 3 Pro Imagegemini-3-pro-image
Google
Input (prompt)
4Credits / M
≈ $0.608
Output (completion)
24Credits / M
≈ $3.65
— context · — output70% off
Gemini 3 Pro Image details
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Litegemini-3.5-flash-lite
Google
Input (prompt)
0.5Credits / M
≈ $0.076
Output (completion)
3Credits / M
≈ $0.456
1M context · 64K output70% off
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite details
Lower input price
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
88% cheaper
More exclusive capabilities
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Function Calling, Reasoning, Prompt Caching

Specs side by side

Item
Gemini 3 Pro Imagegemini-3-pro-image
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Litegemini-3.5-flash-lite
Input (prompt) · Credits / M4≈ $0.6080.5≈ $0.076
Output (completion) · Credits / M24≈ $3.653≈ $0.456
Cache read · Credits / M—0.05
Context window—1M
Max output—64K
7-day uptime——
Latest probe latency——
Measured throughput67.6 t/s3.2 t/s
ProtocolsGemini generateContentGemini generateContent / OpenAI Responses
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)88≈ $13.3711≈ $1.67

Prices are the WandAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from WandAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityGemini 3 Pro ImageGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Vision
Streaming
Function Calling
Reasoning
Prompt Caching
Response Schema
Audio
Video
Web Search
File Input
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Pro Image or Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?

At the WandAPI default channel price, Gemini 3 Pro Image input costs 4 Credits / M and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite input costs 0.5 Credits / M, so Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is 88% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Can I switch between Gemini 3 Pro Image and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite at any time?

Yes. WandAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of Gemini 3 Pro Image and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite differ?

Only Gemini 3 Pro Image: Web Search. Only Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: Function Calling, Reasoning, Prompt Caching, Response Schema, Audio, Video. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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