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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs GLM 5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Supports vision

GLM 5 wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Benchmark Advantage
GLM 5
Context Window
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Speed
GLM 5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 3.1 Flash Lite PreviewGLM 5
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 PreviewGLM 5
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorGoogleZ-ai
ReleasedMar 2026Feb 2026

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview Modalities

Input
textimagevideofileaudio
Output
text

GLM 5 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has cheaper input pricing at $0.25/M tokens. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has cheaper output pricing at $1.50/M tokens.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window, while GLM 5 has a 202,752 token context window.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview supports vision. GLM 5 does not support vision.