Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (Google) versus Gemini 3.6 Flash (Google): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the WandAPI default channel price. Input costs 0.5 Credits / M for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and 1.5 Credits / M for Gemini 3.6 Flash, so Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is 67% cheaper. Context windows are 1M and 1M.

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
Gemini 3.6 Flashgemini-3.6-flash
Google
Input (prompt)
1.5Credits / M
≈ $0.228
Output (completion)
7.5Credits / M
≈ $1.14
1M context · 64K output70% off
Gemini 3.6 Flash details
Lower input price
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
67% cheaper
More exclusive capabilities
Gemini 3.6 Flash
File Input, Web Search

Specs side by side

Item
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Litegemini-3.5-flash-lite
Gemini 3.6 Flashgemini-3.6-flash
Input (prompt) · Credits / M0.5≈ $0.0761.5≈ $0.228
Output (completion) · Credits / M3≈ $0.4567.5≈ $1.14
Cache read · Credits / M0.050.15
Context window1M1M
Max output64K64K
7-day uptime——
Latest probe latency——
Measured throughput3.2 t/s—
ProtocolsGemini generateContent / OpenAI ResponsesGemini generateContent
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)11≈ $1.6730≈ $4.56

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 3.5 Flash-LiteGemini 3.6 Flash
Vision
Function Calling
Reasoning
Prompt Caching
Response Schema
Audio
Video
Streaming
File Input
Web Search
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3.6 Flash?

At the WandAPI default channel price, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite input costs 0.5 Credits / M and Gemini 3.6 Flash input costs 1.5 Credits / M, so Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is 67% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Which has the larger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3.6 Flash?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite offers 1M tokens, Gemini 3.6 Flash offers 1M tokens.

Can I switch between Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.6 Flash 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 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.6 Flash differ?

Only Gemini 3.6 Flash: File Input, Web Search. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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