NEW Google Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Update!

Google just quietly dropped something massive. So, Gemini 3.1 flashlight,

massive. So, Gemini 3.1 flashlight, brand new, just released. Here's what

makes this insane. This is a budget AI model, a small, cheap, fast model, but it just outperformed Google's bigger, more expensive models on reasoning tests. It's basically a budget car that

tests. It's basically a budget car that just beat a Ferrari. And that's what happened here. And the best part is you

happened here. And the best part is you can use it for free right now. Let's

test it out. Um, and we're going to get straight into this. So you can see Gemini 3.1 flash light built for intelligence at scale. It was just announced today which means that you get

basically a much cheaper faster version of Gemini and you can actually use it for free as well but if you're coding with the API then it would be a lot cheaper but it's faster as well. This is

like a smaller model but it's pretty powerful and I've tested for example Gemini Flash 3.0 in previous tests. Now

this is 3.1 flash light and as you can see right here it outperforms 2.5 flash with 2 and 1 half faster time to first answer token and a 45% increase in

output speed according to the artificial analysis benchmark. Right? So this is

analysis benchmark. Right? So this is very low latency and if you need high frequency workflows aka you need to move fast and build fast then this is great.

The other thing that this is noted for is responsive realtime experiences.

Right? So if you look at for example GPT 5.3, they just released GPT 5.3 instant.

If you look at for example CL code, they just released a fast model. Everybody

wants faster models when it comes to building with AI and it's no different with 3.1 flash light. Okay. So we can see how it performs on benchmarks over here. So in terms of speed and cost and

here. So in terms of speed and cost and output speed, right? You can see the Gemini 3.1 Flash Light is absolutely flying ahead of all the other models,

right? So it scores 363 um versus for

right? So it scores 363 um versus for example Gemini 2.5 Flash, GT5 Mini, Claude Haiku, Grock 4.1 fast, they're not even in the race at this point,

right? As you can see. And then in terms

right? As you can see. And then in terms of price, GT3.1 Flash Light is a lot cheaper than look at the cost of for example Core 4.5 Hiku, right? pretty

expensive, $5 versus 1.5 for Gemini 3.1 flash. You can see an example of the

flash. You can see an example of the answers in real time. So this is 2.5 flash versus Gemini 3.1 and this just gives much faster answers. So 2%

complete versus 0% complete. And then

also we can see the full benchmarks here, right? So if we look at all the

here, right? So if we look at all the fast models, so GP5 mini, haiku, grow 4.1 fast, etc. On pretty much all the benchmarks, Gemini 3.1 Flashlight is is

winning. So like GP, G GPQA Diamond,

winning. So like GP, G GPQA Diamond, humanity's last exam, etc. It's only Grock 4.1 fast that is still beating Gemini 3.1 flashlight on humanity's last

exam. In terms of output speed, it's

exam. In terms of output speed, it's much higher than almost everything apart from 2.5 flashlight. And in terms of the price, it's actually quite a lot higher

than 2.5. but

than 2.5. but uh cheaper than 2.5 flash but more a lot more expensive than flashlight right and then you can see the examples right here

so it's also got standard thinking levels as well and you can use this inside AI studio too I think this will be available inside Gemini now as well we can check today and see how it performs and then we can run it through

a few tests and see how it's doing so far says how is GPT 5.3 instant versus 5.2 to check out the previous video on that. We've already covered it, but

that. We've already covered it, but yeah, 5.3 is a lot better. If you've got questions, by the way, just make sure you leave them inside the chat and I will answer them at the end. So, you can see here, this is the announcement. If

we want to get access, can we get access inside the chat? Let's have a look here.

We'll see what API it's using.

I don't know if it's fully rolled out to Gemini yet. So, it's Gemini 3 Flash

Gemini yet. So, it's Gemini 3 Flash still inside. Yeah, as you can see here,

still inside. Yeah, as you can see here, it's still using Gemini 3 Flash inside Gemini. So, the new update has not been

Gemini. So, the new update has not been rolled out there yet. Let's have a look inside AI Studio. So, if we go back to the dashboard, we can go to the playground and then we

just need to make sure that we select flash. Let's find it. There we go. All

flash. Let's find it. There we go. All

right. So, what you want to do if you want to get access to this is you would go to the playground here. Then you're

going to click on this model, type in flash, and scroll down to Gemini 3.1 Flash light preview. That's how you can get access to this model. Doesn't seem

to be rolled out on my version of Gemini yet. So, from there, what we can do is

yet. So, from there, what we can do is we can go inside here and just test out in terms of how it performs. So, we'll test out with a very simple prompt for creating Space Invaders. See how that performs. Wow,

Invaders. See how that performs. Wow, that is fast. this. It literally just coded out Space Invaders in like one click. I don't know if the output's

click. I don't know if the output's going to be any good or not, but we can test it out. So, if we click on show preview, boom. Look at that. That's

preview, boom. Look at that. That's

crazy. It's a little bit buggy on the game, but the fact that it coded out so fast is is actually wild. Let's test out the same prompt on GT 5.3 instant, and we'll see if it can do

that. But that's very impressive. The

that. But that's very impressive. The

speed of that was just outrageous considering it actually works. So, if we go to 5.3 instant, we'll try and create the same thing. We're going to turn on the canvas.

See if it can do it. So, I mean, like 5.3 instant is super fast, too, but it doesn't seem anywhere near as fast as as 5.3 flash. Uh, sorry, as Gemini 3.1

5.3 flash. Uh, sorry, as Gemini 3.1 flash. Yeah. See, it's taking quite a

flash. Yeah. See, it's taking quite a while. We can come back to that later.

while. We can come back to that later.

Oh, there we go. We got the preview. All

right, let's try this out. 5.3 has done a decent job as well. You know, it's not quite as fast as as Gemini 3.1 flashlight, but it's decent. So,

let's test out another prompt here.

try and create a Flappy Bird game.

Standard change to Craig says, "How are most people handling OpenClaw installation?" Yeah. So, the way that I

installation?" Yeah. So, the way that I do it is I just install it locally and then it's running from the cloud once I connected to Telegram. If you want to use a VPS, don't use like a you know your common sort of VPS methods for

OpenClaw. Really, what you want to do is

OpenClaw. Really, what you want to do is you want to set up if you if you're insistent on using a VPS, right? Use

Molt Worker. Molt Worker is a lot more secure. Um runs in a sandbox. you have

secure. Um runs in a sandbox. you have

to approve anyone's login before they can start using your open claw and that's just a lot better right that is a lot better than using like a VPS where someone can um you know get access to the gateway and then you know they can

get access to open claw which would be no bueno so let's have a look here and see how flappy bird performs so here's flappy bird there's no obstacles to be fair I do feel like with flash Gemini

3.1 flash light it'll give you a quick answer but it doesn't think about the answer much from what I've seen so far now I wonder if you can change the thinking level. So, you can change the

thinking level. So, you can change the thinking level inside AI Studio and that'll probably give you better results, right? So, if we take that,

results, right? So, if we take that, we'll open up a new chat here. We're

going to switch the thinking level from minimal, which is as low as it possibly can be, to something like medium. We'll

just see how that performs. Also, something to note here is I tried to check inside anti-gravity to see if Gemini 3.1 flashlight was released yet, and it's not there yet. Right? So, still

the old version of Gemini 3. flashes

inside anti-gravity, but I couldn't see a Gemini 3.1 flash. Just something to note. Muhammad says, "What's going on?"

note. Muhammad says, "What's going on?"

So, we are testing Gemini 3.1 flash light today. Let's show the preview of

light today. Let's show the preview of this. Yeah. So, it's not bad, but it's

this. Yeah. So, it's not bad, but it's when it creates stuff, it's a little bit buggy as you can see. Like it just it doesn't feel that smooth. Um, but it does give you super fast answers. So,

it's nowhere near like the same level as something like Gemini uh 3.0 Pro. We'll

let that go, right? But it does give you extremely fast answers. Even on like medium thinking level, it can do a good job. Just to put that in perspective, if

job. Just to put that in perspective, if we switch this over to something like for example uh Gemini 3.0 Pro, we can use 3.1 Pro,

right? This is like a much better um

right? This is like a much better um more powerful API. And we keep the thinking level on high just to show you how better the outputs will be, how much better they'll be with the Pro model.

We'll run this example, right? And

again, you can get access to these models for free inside Google AI Studio, right? You just use the playground and

right? You just use the playground and then you can use all this stuff for free. Now, just to recap whilst we're

free. Now, just to recap whilst we're doing that, whilst we're waiting for this to code out, just to recap on the notes, you know, what is Gemini 3.1 Flashlight and why should you care? So,

Google released Gemini 3.1 Flashlight on March the 3rd today. Right, this is fresh off the press and it's now in live preview on Google AI Studio which is free to access. Or if you're on an

enterprise team account, then you can use Vertex AI. Right. Here's what makes it different. It is two and a half times

it different. It is two and a half times faster than Gemini 2.5 Flash, the model that it replaces. It is 45% faster at generating outputs than its predecessor.

It outperforms larger, more expensive Gemini models from the previous generation on key reasoning benchmarks.

It scored 86.9% on GPQA diamond a test for designed for expert level reasoning whilst costing a fraction of bigger models. I just want to double check on

models. I just want to double check on the context window. Let's have a look here. Yeah, so it does have a this is

here. Yeah, so it does have a this is pretty insane million context window, right? That is huge. That's as big as it

right? That is huge. That's as big as it can be currently. So it has a 2 million token context window, meaning it can read and process enormous amounts of text in one go. much bigger than, for

example, GBT 5.3 Instant, which has a 128,000 context window. It supports

text, image, video, and audio input. It

comes with builtin thinking level, so you can literally dial in how hard it thinks before it answers. If you're just doing fast tasks, you would use minimal, high for complex reasoning. And that's

brand new as well, right? So, if you want to change the thinking level, you just do it on the the right hand side over there inside AI Studio. Now, if we preview the new version. So, this is

like the new version of Flappy Bird that we built inside AI Studio with Gemini 3.0 Pro. And you can just see how much

3.0 Pro. And you can just see how much better that looks versus the older version um using Gemini 3.1 Flash Light, right? So, Gemini Pro is always going to

right? So, Gemini Pro is always going to out compete the flash models. So, if you want the best possible outputs, then of course you would use something like Gemini 3 Pro. But if you want something

that's fast, that's real time, that's cheaper, then you would go with Gemini um 3.1 flash light. It's the most costefficient model in the entire Gemini

3 series and you can access it today at a uh studio aistudio.google.com. So,

thanks so much for watching. We've

tested out. We've seen how it performs. It is pretty impressive as a model.

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tools. If you can type a sentence you can use Gemma 3.1 flash right? There's

no code no installation no developer knowledge needed. You just go to AI

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