Sources & verification notes

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

• Exact identifier & access

  Identity and lifecycle apply to this exact identifier and serving surface.

  • Models ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• First availability

  Effective Jul 21, 2026. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  • Gemini deprecations ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Availability status

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  • Models ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Availability status

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

  Re-checked against the cited page; unchanged.

  • Gemini 3.5 flash-Lite ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Oct 20, 2026
  • Gemini deprecations ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Oct 20, 2026

• Capabilities & limits

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  • Models ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Capabilities & limits

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

  Re-checked against the cited page; unchanged.

  • Gemini 3.5 flash-Lite ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Oct 20, 2026

• Input price

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  USD per million text/image/video/audio input tokens, standard tier.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Input price

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

  Re-checked against the cited page; unchanged.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Oct 20, 2026

• Output price

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  USD per million output tokens including thinking, standard tier.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Output price

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

  Re-checked against the cited page; unchanged.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Oct 20, 2026

• Model card

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  • Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite model card ↗Google DeepMind · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026
  • gemini-3.5-flash-lite model page ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Official announcement

  Effective Jul 21, 2026. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  • Introducing Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Full rate card

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• License

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  Not verified. These sources establish the identifier, not this missing fact.

  • Models ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026