# Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Gemini 3 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-vs-gemini-3-flash
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 8
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Gemini 3 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Gemini 3 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 54.28 to 46.96. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 42 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and 80.3 for Gemini 3 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) in Mathematics, with scores of 27.719% and 51.228%.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Google |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 46.96 | 54.28 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 11 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.25 / $1.50 | $0.50 / $3.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 27.4 (Estimated · #100/128)
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 32.4 (Supported · #88/128)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 38.46% | 56.63% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 34.1% | 53.9% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 49.2% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 11.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 27.2 (Estimated · #101/150)
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 32.1 (Supported · #88/150)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 0.00% | 20.20% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 80.1% | 85.6% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 62.8% | 75.0% | Gemini 3 Flash |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 63.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| JevBench 1.4 | 14.26 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JevBench 1.5 | 19.58 | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 42 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 80.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 46.9 (Estimated · #89/184)
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 55.7 (Supported · #55/184)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 81.1% | 87.9% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.2% | 88.6% | Gemini 3 Flash |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 66.1 (#76/148)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 44 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 57.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 27.719% | 51.228% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 17.073% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3 Flash?

Gemini 3 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3 Flash?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 42 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and 80.3 for Gemini 3 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3 Flash currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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