Gemini 3.1 Flash Image benchmarks, pricing and specs
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image is a Google model released on May 28, 2026 that takes text and image input and produces text and image. It costs $0.045 per image. It scores 1262 Elo on Arena Text-to-Image, #5 of 9 current models (Arena, measured October 7, 2026).
- Per image
- $0.045
- Arena Text-to-Image
- 1262 Elo · #5/9
Data verified October 12, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-12
Key facts
- Provider
- Model family
- Gemini Image
- Release date
- May 28, 2026
- Status
- Current
- Access
- API only
- API model id
- Not reported
- Context window
- Not reported
- Max output
- Not reported
- Input
- text, image
- Output
- text, image
- Task families
- image, multimodal
- Declared capabilities
- image generation, image editing, image to image
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image pricing
It is the #2 most expensive of 6 current image models priced per image.
Independent benchmark results
Scores come from independent evaluators that ran the model themselves, pinned to a dated snapshot. Rank is among current models in the same snapshot. Google's own launch figures are listed under strengths with the publisher named, because they are not measured the same way.
| Benchmark | Score | Rank | Measured | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Text-to-Image | 1262 Elo | #5 of 9 | October 7, 2026 | Arena · 2026-10-12 |
| Arena Image Edit | 1387 Elo | #6 of 8 | October 6, 2026 | Arena · 2026-10-12 |
Strengths, cautions and best uses
Strengths
- Google documents native text-and-image generation and editing with up to 4K output
Cautions
- No exact compatible public benchmark snapshot is recorded
Best for
- Interleaved text and image generation
Alternatives to Gemini 3.1 Flash Image
The closest current imagemodels by price. The cheapest model that scores as well or better is listed first; failing that, the cheapest one within 3% of the benchmark's scale.
Cheaper, same or higher score
Nano Banana 2.1
- 25% cheaper per image, $0.0336 vs $0.045
- 66 points higher on Arena Text-to-Image, 1328 vs 1262
FLUX1.1 [pro]
- 11% cheaper per image, $0.04 vs $0.045
- 246 points lower on Arena Text-to-Image, 1016 vs 1262
- From Black Forest Labs
grok-imagine-image
- 56% cheaper per image, $0.02 vs $0.045
- 92 points lower on Arena Text-to-Image, 1170 vs 1262
- From xAI
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image
- 25% cheaper per image, $0.0336 vs $0.045
- 12 points lower on Arena Text-to-Image, 1250 vs 1262
Compare Gemini 3.1 Flash Image with
Other Gemini Image models
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image FAQ
How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash Image cost?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image costs $0.045 per image at the standard tier. It is the #2 most expensive of 6 current image models priced per image. Source: Google, verified August 10, 2026.
How does Gemini 3.1 Flash Image score on independent benchmarks?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image scores 1262 Elo on Arena Text-to-Image, #5 of 9 current models (Arena, measured October 7, 2026) and 1387 Elo on Arena Image Edit, #6 of 8 current models (Arena, measured October 6, 2026). These are independent evaluations, not Google's own launch figures.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Image open source or API only?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image is available through Google's API only; its weights are not published.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3.1 Flash Image?
The closest current alternatives by price and measured performance are Nano Banana 2.1 (25% cheaper per image, $0.0336 vs $0.045), FLUX1.1 [pro] (11% cheaper per image, $0.04 vs $0.045), grok-imagine-image (56% cheaper per image, $0.02 vs $0.045) and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image (25% cheaper per image, $0.0336 vs $0.045).
Sources
- Gemini native image generation capabilities · Google · official · verified August 10, 2026
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Image pricing · Google · official · verified August 10, 2026
- Gemini deprecations · Google · official · verified August 18, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
- Arena leaderboard dataset (lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset) · Arena · independent · verified October 12, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
Cite this page
Van Data Team. "Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Benchmarks, Pricing and Specs." AI Model Benchmark Dataset 2026-10-12. https://vandatateam.com/ai-model-benchmarks/gemini-3-1-flash-image
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