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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is now on AI Gateway

Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite just shipped on Vercel's AI Gateway. Translation, data extraction, code completion—all faster and cheaper.

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Why it matters

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite availability on AI Gateway expands deployment options for developers building high-volume agentic applications with cost and latency constraints. This is a platform integration play that lowers friction for teams already using Vercel's infrastructure.

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  1. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite outperforms 2.5 Flash Lite on overall quality

  2. Notable improvements in translation, data extraction, and code completion

  3. Optimized for high-volume agentic tasks and data extraction

  4. Supports four thinking levels: minimal, low, medium, high

  5. Available via AI Gateway with unified API, observability, and intelligent provider routing

  6. Includes built-in BYOK support and automatic retries

  7. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite now available on Vercel AI Gateway

  8. Outperforms Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite on overall quality

  9. Notable improvements in translation, data extraction, code completion

  10. Supports four thinking levels (minimal, low, medium, high)

  11. Targets budget and latency-constrained applications

  12. AI Gateway provides unified API, usage tracking, cost management, intelligent provider routing

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Publisher excerpt: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite from Google is now available on AI Gateway. This model outperforms 2.5 Flash Lite on overall quality, with notable improvements in translation, data extraction, and code completion. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is best suited for high-volume agentic tasks, data extraction, and…
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