nova-lite-v1 vs gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Input price
$0.06
$2.00
Output price
$0.24
$12.00
Context window
300K
1049K
Throughput
135 tok/s
157 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
98.7%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.010
Efficiency score
91
91
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
NOVA-LITE-V1
GEMINI-3.1-PRO
Chat assistant
$46.80
$2,040
RAG / long context
$93.60
$3,480
Agent / tool use
$129.60
$5,760
Efficiency score: nova-lite-v1
Across price, speed and reliability, nova-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-lite-v1 or gemini-3.1-pro-preview cheaper?+
nova-lite-v1 has the lower input price — $0.06 vs $2.00 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-lite-v1 or gemini-3.1-pro-preview?+
Across price, speed and reliability, nova-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.