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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs GLM 4.6

GLM 4.6 grades higher overall (56.9 against 54.4). Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs 36% less for the same work.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

by Google · #46 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
1M
Input / 1M
$0.25
Output / 1M
$1.50

GLM 4.6

by Z.ai · #43 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
198K
Input / 1M
$0.50
Output / 1M
$2.00

Better overall

GLM 4.6

Grade 54.4 vs 56.9

Cheaper

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

36% less, $0.56 vs $0.88 blended

Larger context

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

1M vs 198K tokens

Head to head

Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.

LMArena TextElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 1,433
LMArena WebDevElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 13, 2026
Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 1,256
LMArena CodingElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 1,458
SWE-bench Verified% of issues resolved · SWE-bench · Dec 22, 2025 · reference
Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGemini 3.1 Flash Lite: —
Terminal-Bench 2.0% of tasks passed · Terminal-Bench · Dec 22, 2025 · reference
Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGemini 3.1 Flash Lite: —
LiveCodeBenchpass@1, % · LiveCodeBench · Dec 22, 2025 · reference
Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGemini 3.1 Flash Lite: —

Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGLM 4.6v = reported by the model’s maker. — = no public score yet. Arena bars span the range across every model we grade.

What it costs you

Drag to match your monthly usage.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite$110 /month
GLM 4.6$180 /month

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite saves you $70.00 a month at this usage, $840 a year.

At a glance

AttributeGemini 3.1 Flash LiteGLM 4.6
Made byGoogleZ.ai
AvailabilityComing soonComing soon
Overall gradeGood · 54.4Strong · 56.9
Overall rank#46 of 67#43 of 67
Input price$0.25 per 1M$0.50 per 1M
Output price$1.50 per 1M$2.00 per 1M
Context window1,000,000 tokens202,752 tokens
Reasoning levelsYesNo
Reads imagesYesNo
Model IDgemini-3.1-flash-liteglm-4.6

Try both with one key

Same endpoint, same key, both hosted in the USA. Change one word to switch models, in Claude Code, Cursor, Cline or your own code.

Get your API key
# Ask either model the same thing
curl https://fullsendai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FULLSEND_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model": "gemini-3.1-flash-lite", "messages": [...]}'

# …then swap one word
  -d '{"model": "glm-4.6", "messages": [...]}'

Questions

Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or GLM 4.6 better?

GLM 4.6 grades 56.9 against 54.4 for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, from public benchmarks.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or GLM 4.6?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: $0.25 in and $1.50 out per million tokens, against $0.50 and $2.00 through FullsendAI.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, with 1,000,000 tokens.

Can I use both with one API key?

Yes, once they launch: both are coming soon, at the prices shown, and both will use the same FullsendAI key.

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Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), SWE-bench, Terminal-Bench, LiveCodeBench, and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.