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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Grok 4.3

Price, context window and capabilities side by side — read from the same catalog that meters your calls, not from a press release.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 5.0x cheaper on input. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 1.7x cheaper on output. Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite declares vision.

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Google

Google's cheapest text model here, for high-volume classification and extraction.

Input$0.25/M
Output$1.5/M

xAI

Million-token context at roughly half the flagship rate.

Input$1.25/M
Output$2.5/M

Specifications

Every difference we can measure

 Gemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGrok 4.3
Input price$0.25/M$1.25/M
Output price$1.5/M$2.5/M
VisionYesNo
Tool callingYesYes
Prompt cachingYesNo
Long contextNoYes

A row appears only when we hold the fact for both models. Anything the provider has not published is left out rather than guessed, so an empty row is missing data and never a zero.

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FAQ

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What is the difference between Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Grok 4.3?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 5.0x cheaper on input. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 1.7x cheaper on output. Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite declares vision. Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite declares prompt caching. Only Grok 4.3 declares long context. Both run on the same endpoint and the same key here, so trying each is a one-line change to the model id.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Grok 4.3?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is, on input tokens. Output usually dominates the bill on generative work, so check the output row above against your own ratio of prompt to completion before deciding.

Can I switch between Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Grok 4.3 without changing my code?

Yes. Both are OpenAI-compatible through one CompanyFabric key, so switching is the model string and nothing else — no second SDK, no second contract, one prepaid balance across both.

Do I have to choose?

No. Send companyfabric/auto and we route each request to the cheapest model that can serve it, which is how most people use both without deciding in advance.

One key. Every model. Exact prices.

Run Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Grok 4.3 on the same key and compare them on your own prompts. Free starter credits included, no subscription required.