Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview benchmarks, pricing and specs
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview is a Google model released on March 26, 2026 that takes text, image, audio and video input and produces text and audio. It costs $0.005 per audio minute and accepts up to 131,072 tokens of context.
- Per audio minute
- $0.005
- Context window
- 131K
Data verified October 11, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-12
Key facts
- Provider
- Model family
- Gemini 3.1
- Release date
- March 26, 2026
- Status
- Current
- Access
- API only
- API model id
- Not reported
- Context window
- 131,072 tokens
- Max output
- 65,536 tokens
- Input
- text, image, audio, video
- Output
- text, audio
- Task families
- audio
- Declared capabilities
- audio understanding, realtime voice, text to speech, reasoning
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview pricing
It is tied for the cheapest of 5 current audio models priced per audio minute.
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.
No independent benchmark has published a result for Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview yet. It is still compared below on price, context and capabilities.
Strengths, cautions and best uses
Strengths
- Google documents a low-latency audio-to-audio model with multimodal awareness for realtime dialogue
Cautions
- This preview endpoint may change before becoming stable and has input prices that vary by modality
Best for
- Realtime voice applications with multimodal context
Alternatives to Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview
The closest current audiomodels 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.
Gemini 3.8 Live
- Same price per audio minute, $0.005
Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS
- 80% more per audio minute, $0.009 vs $0.005
Scribe v2
- From ElevenLabs
Scribe v2 Realtime
- From ElevenLabs
Compare Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview with
Other Gemini 3.1 models
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview FAQ
How much does Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview cost?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview costs $0.005 per audio minute at the standard tier. It is tied for the cheapest of 5 current audio models priced per audio minute. Source: Google, verified October 11, 2026.
What is the context window of Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview accepts up to 131,072 tokens of context. It can return up to 65,536 tokens in one response. That ranks #2 of 7 current audio models by context length.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview open source or API only?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview is available through Google's API only; its weights are not published.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview?
The closest current alternatives by price and measured performance are Gemini 3.8 Live (same price per audio minute, $0.005), Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS (80% more per audio minute, $0.009 vs $0.005), Scribe v2 (from ElevenLabs) and Scribe v2 Realtime (from ElevenLabs).
Sources
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview · Google · official · verified August 18, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
- Gemini Live API · Google · official · verified August 18, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
- Gemini API release notes · Google · official · verified August 18, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
- Gemini Developer API pricing · Google · official · verified October 11, 2026
Cite this page
Van Data Team. "Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview Benchmarks, Pricing and Specs." AI Model Benchmark Dataset 2026-10-12. https://vandatateam.com/ai-model-benchmarks/gemini-3-1-flash-live-preview
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