Gemini 3.1 Flash Image vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 3.1 Flash 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 1 Credits / M for Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and 0.5 Credits / M for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, so Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is 50% cheaper. Context windows are 128K and 1M.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Imagegemini-3.1-flash-image
Google
Input (prompt)
1Credits / M
≈ $0.152
Output (completion)
6Credits / M
≈ $0.912
128K context · 32K output70% off
Gemini 3.1 Flash 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
50% cheaper
Larger context
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
128K · 1M
More exclusive capabilities
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Function Calling, Prompt Caching, Response Schema

Specs side by side

Item
Gemini 3.1 Flash Imagegemini-3.1-flash-image
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Litegemini-3.5-flash-lite
Input (prompt) · Credits / M1≈ $0.1520.5≈ $0.076
Output (completion) · Credits / M6≈ $0.9123≈ $0.456
Cache read · Credits / M—0.05
Context window128K1M
Max output32K64K
7-day uptime——
Latest probe latency——
Measured throughput125.7 t/s3.2 t/s
ProtocolsGemini generateContentGemini generateContent / OpenAI Responses
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)22≈ $3.3411≈ $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 3.1 Flash ImageGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Vision
Reasoning
Video
Streaming
Function Calling
Prompt Caching
Response Schema
Audio
File Input
Web Search
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Image or Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?

At the WandAPI default channel price, Gemini 3.1 Flash Image input costs 1 Credits / M and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite input costs 0.5 Credits / M, so Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is 50% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Which has the larger context window, Gemini 3.1 Flash Image or Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image offers 128K tokens, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite offers 1M tokens.

Can I switch between Gemini 3.1 Flash 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 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite differ?

Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Image: File Input, Web Search. Only Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: Function Calling, Prompt Caching, Response Schema, Audio. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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