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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

API model name: gemini-3.5-flash-lite

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is Google's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Tool calling, Reasoning. It is priced at $0.25 per million input tokens and $2.06 per million output tokens. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.25

Output / 1M tokens

$2.06

Official input rate

$0.25

Official output rate

$2.06

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.

Specifications

Provider: Google
Type: chat model

Capabilities

Tool callingReasoning

What is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
Agents & automation — function calling and tool use for multi-step workflows.
Complex reasoning — math, coding and step-by-step problem solving.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite	—	—	$0.25	$2.06
Gemini 2.5 Flash	20.6	1M	$0.40	$2.50
Gemini 2.5 Pro	34.6	2M	$0.70	$2.20
Gemini 3 Flash	35.0	1M	$0.38	$2.36

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

Related models

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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite — frequently asked questions

How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cost?: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.06 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite do?: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite supports Tool calling, Reasoning.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite free to use?: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite via the API?: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID gemini-3.5-flash-lite with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is Google's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass gemini-3.5-flash-lite as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gemini-3.5-flash-lite",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gemini-3.5-flash-lite",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "gemini-3.5-flash-lite",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);