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Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview vs Inkling

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. Inkling from Thinkingmachines lists 1.05M context, 1.05M maximum output, $1.00 input per 1M tokens, $4.05 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 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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Thinkingmachines

Inkling

Inkling from Thinkingmachines: Multimodal MoE reasoning model (975B total, 41B active) for text, image, and audio.

Context
1.05M
Max output
1.05M
Input / 1M tokens
$1.00
Output / 1M tokens
$4.05

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Audio 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.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview

  • Input price: $0.75

Inkling

  • Context capacity: 1.05M
  • Maximum output: 1.05M
  • Output price: $4.05

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview:131.07K

Inkling:1.05M

Inkling

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview:65.54K

Inkling:1.05M

Inkling

Input price

Lower listed token rate

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview:$0.75

Inkling:$1.00

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview

Output price

Lower listed token rate

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview:$4.50

Inkling:$4.05

Inkling

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview and Inkling. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationGemini 3.1 Flash Live PreviewInkling
ProviderGoogleThinkingmachines
Listed pricing routeGoogleThinkingmachines
Model familygemini-flashling
Accepted inputstext, image, video, audiotext, image, audio
Produced outputstext, audiotext
Context window131.07K1.05MHigher
Max output65.54K1.05MHigher
Input price / 1M$0.75Lower$1.00
Output price / 1M$4.50$4.05Lower
Reasoning modeDocumentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedDocumented
Audio inputDocumentedDocumented
Structured outputNot documentedNot documented
LicenseProprietaryApache-2.0

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview if you need a lower listed input rate. Consider Inkling if you need larger context or larger maximum output or a lower listed output rate. Inkling offers downloadable weights; Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview is listed as a proprietary model. Compare licence terms and operating costs before choosing a deployment. 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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