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Gemini 2.0 Flash vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview

Compare pricing, context limits, supported inputs and deployment options to choose a model for your workflow.

Gemini 2.0 Flash from Google lists 1.05M context, 8.19K maximum output, $0.10 input per 1M tokens, $0.40 output per 1M tokens. Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview from Google lists 131.07K context, 65.54K maximum output, $0.75 input per 1M tokens, $4.50 output per 1M tokens. Compare the inputs, outputs and deployment options below to see which fits your workflow.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

Google

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Gemini 2.0 Flash from Google: Earlier Gemini Flash workhorse for responsive multimodal apps and tool use.

Context
1.05M
Max output
8.19K
Input / 1M tokens
$0.10
Output / 1M tokens
$0.40

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Audio input
  • Video input
  • PDF input

Produces

  • Text output
Full model profilegithub.com ↗
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Google

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview from Google: High-quality, low-latency Live API model for real-time dialogue and voice-first AI applications.

Context
131.07K
Max output
65.54K
Input / 1M tokens
$0.75
Output / 1M tokens
$4.50

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Video input
  • Audio input

Produces

  • Text output
  • Audio output
Full model profilegithub.com ↗

At a glance

Key differences

Compare the available figures below, then try both models on the work you need to do.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

  • Context capacity: 1.05M
  • Input price: $0.10
  • Output price: $0.40

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview

  • Maximum output: 65.54K

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Gemini 2.0 Flash:1.05M

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview:131.07K

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Gemini 2.0 Flash:8.19K

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview:65.54K

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview

Input price

Lower listed token rate

Gemini 2.0 Flash:$0.10

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview:$0.75

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Output price

Lower listed token rate

Gemini 2.0 Flash:$0.40

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview:$4.50

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Gemini 2.0 Flash and Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationGemini 2.0 FlashGemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview
ProviderGoogleGoogle
Listed pricing routeGoogleGoogle
Model familygemini-flashgemini-flash
Accepted inputstext, image, audio, video, pdftext, image, video, audio
Produced outputstexttext, audio
Context window1.05MHigher131.07K
Max output8.19K65.54KHigher
Input price / 1M$0.10Lower$0.75
Output price / 1M$0.40Lower$4.50
Reasoning modeNot documentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedDocumented
Audio inputDocumentedDocumented
Structured outputDocumentedNot documented
LicenseProprietaryProprietary

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider Gemini 2.0 Flash if you need larger context or a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Consider Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview if you need larger maximum output. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Documentation and model profiles

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Questions people ask

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

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