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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Gemma 2 27B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding

Gemma 2 27B wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
Price Advantage
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Context Window
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Speed
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 3.1 Flash Lite PreviewGemma 2 27B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 3.1 Flash Lite PreviewGemma 2 27B
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorGoogleGoogle
ReleasedMar 2026Jul 2024

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview Modalities

Input
textimagevideofileaudio
Output
text

Gemma 2 27B Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has cheaper input pricing at $0.25/M tokens. Gemma 2 27B has cheaper output pricing at $0.65/M tokens.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window, while Gemma 2 27B has a 8,192 token context window.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview supports vision. Gemma 2 27B supports vision.