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Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview vs MAI-Code-1-Flash

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

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. MAI-Code-1-Flash from Microsoft lists 256K context, 128K maximum output. Compare the inputs, outputs and deployment options below to see which fits your workflow.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

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 ↗
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Microsoft

MAI-Code-1-Flash

MAI-Code-1-Flash from Microsoft: Microsoft coding model built for fast, efficient assistance in everyday developer workflows.

Context
256K
Max output
128K

Accepts

  • Text input

Produces

  • Text 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.

MAI-Code-1-Flash

  • Context capacity: 256K
  • Maximum output: 128K

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview:131.07K

MAI-Code-1-Flash:256K

MAI-Code-1-Flash

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview:65.54K

MAI-Code-1-Flash:128K

MAI-Code-1-Flash

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview and MAI-Code-1-Flash. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationGemini 3.1 Flash Live PreviewMAI-Code-1-Flash
ProviderGoogleMicrosoft
Listed pricing routeGoogleMicrosoft
Model familygemini-flashmai
Accepted inputstext, image, video, audiotext
Produced outputstext, audiotext
Context window131.07K256KHigher
Max output65.54K128KHigher
Input price / 1M$0.75—
Output price / 1M$4.50—
Reasoning modeDocumentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedNot documented
Audio inputDocumentedNot documented
Structured outputNot documentedDocumented
LicenseProprietaryProprietary

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider MAI-Code-1-Flash if you need larger context or 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

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