Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs GLM-5.3 Fast

rates, context and capabilities side by side on the impossibl api, and what the same workload costs on each.

the models at a glance: base rates, context window and modalities
specificationGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite

GLM-5.3 Fast

zai/glm-5.3-fast

input · usd / 1m tok$0.25$2.10
output · usd / 1m tok$1.50$6.60
context window1mtokens1mtokens
modalities · in → out

takes text, image, audio and video in, gives text out

takes text in, gives text out

pricing

base api rates by model
base api rates · usd per 1m tokensGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite

GLM-5.3 Fast

zai/glm-5.3-fast

input$0.25$2.10
output$1.50$6.60
cache read$0.025$0.39
audio input$0.50not published

the estimate below prices one workload at these rates on every model.

specifications

published specifications by model
as publishedGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite

GLM-5.3 Fast

zai/glm-5.3-fast

creatorGoogleZ.AI
model typeText generationText generation
context window1,000,000tokens1,000,000tokens
input

takes text, image, audio and video in, gives text out

takes text in, gives text out

outputtexttext
tool callingnot verifiednot verified
releasedmay 7, 2026aug 14, 2026
endpoint/v1/chat/completions/v1/chat/completions

unknown means the public catalog does not establish that fact. a model's documented capabilities can differ from what a particular api supports. see the model documentation for integration details.

benchmarks

benchmark scores by model, primary tested configuration
primary configurationGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite

GLM-5.3 Fast

zai/glm-5.3-fast

no benchmarks yet

intelligence index · gateway rank15.6#80 of 105not measured
coding index34.7#52 of 64not measured
agentic index1.6#50 of 53not measured
omniscience-16.4#58 of 81not measured
gpqa82.2%#51 of 79
not measured
humanity’s last exam17.2%#60 of 84
not measured
ifbench77.2%
not measured
mmmu-pro75.5%
not measured
aa-lcr74.3%
not measured
scicode43.4%
not measured
tau231.3%
not measured
terminal-bench hard24.2%
not measured
apex-agents12.2%
not measured
tau banking9.7%
not measured
analystagent8.8%
not measured
gdp.pdf all-pass7.8%
not measured
automationbench partial6.8%
not measured
multilingual lcr6.1%
not measured
critpt1.1%
not measured

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite source ↗

each column describes the tested configuration named under the model; performance and costs can differ on impossibl. a score one model was not measured on is left blank rather than scored zero. indices are ranked against every model on the gateway with one. last checked 2026-10-14.

estimate your cost

one token workload, priced on every model at the published rates, in usd. change the numbers to match yours.

token workload

total input, including cached tokens

include billable reasoning tokens

the same token usage in each request

a subset of total input, never additional tokens

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite

estimated usage cost

$1.00

1,000 requests × (1,000 uncached input × $0.25 + 500 output × $1.50) / 1,000,000 = $1.00

base rates; no context pricing tiers are published.

GLM-5.3 Fast

zai/glm-5.3-fast

estimated usage cost

$5.40

1,000 requests × (1,000 uncached input × $2.10 + 500 output × $6.60) / 1,000,000 = $5.40

base rates; no context pricing tiers are published.

estimates use published impossibl api usage rates. configured billing adjustments, funding fees, taxes, and custom workspace rates are excluded and may change the final amount.

image and audio usage, cache creation, and additional tool charges are excluded. reasoning tokens count as billable output, even when they are not visible in the response.

summary

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and GLM-5.3 Fast are available through the Impossibl API. they share the /v1/chat/completions endpoint; the model identifier selects the model for a request.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is created by Google. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. Base API pricing (USD): $0.25 per million input tokens; $1.50 per million output tokens.

GLM-5.3 Fast is created by Z.AI. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. Base API pricing (USD): $2.10 per million input tokens; $6.60 per million output tokens.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite →GLM-5.3 Fast →

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