nova-2-lite-v1 vs gemini-3-flash-preview
Input price
$0.30
$0.50
Output price
$2.50
$3.00
Context window
1000K
1049K
Throughput
132 tok/s
134 tok/s
Availability
99.6%
96.4%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.003
Efficiency score
95
95
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
NOVA-2-LITE-V1
GEMINI-3-FLASH
Chat assistant
$390.00
$510.00
RAG / long context
$585.00
$870.00
Agent / tool use
$1,116
$1,440
Efficiency score: nova-2-lite-v1
Across price, speed and reliability, nova-2-lite-v1 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is nova-2-lite-v1 or gemini-3-flash-preview cheaper?+
nova-2-lite-v1 has the lower input price — $0.30 vs $0.50 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, nova-2-lite-v1 or gemini-3-flash-preview?+
Across price, speed and reliability, nova-2-lite-v1 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.