Google Previews “Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite,” Its Fastest and Most Cost-Effective AI Model

An overview of the features and pricing of “Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite,” the fast and lightweight AI model announced by Google on March 3, 2026. This article concisely summarizes facts such as the overwhelmingly low cost of $0.25 per 1 million input tokens, response speeds 2.5 times faster than the previous generation, and how to utilize “Thinking levels” to adjust reasoning depth.

Googleが最速・最安のAIモデル「Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite」をプレビュー公開

2026年3月3日にGoogleが発表した軽量・高速AIモデル「Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite」の機能と料金体系を解説。100万入力トークンあたり0.25ドルの圧倒的な低コストと、旧世代の2.5倍となる応答速度、推論の深さを調整できる「Thinking levels」の活用方法について事実ベースで簡潔にまとめる。