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3rd March 2026 - Link Blog

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. Google's latest model is an update to their inexpensive Flash-Lite family. At $0.25/million tokens of input and $1.5/million output this is 1/8th the price of Gemini 3.1 Pro.

It supports four different thinking levels, so I had it output four different pelicans:

A minimalist vector-style illustration of a stylized bird riding a bicycle.

minimal

A minimalist graphic of a light blue round bird with a single black dot for an eye, wearing a yellow backpack and riding a black bicycle on a flat grey line.

low

A minimalist digital illustration of a light blue bird wearing a yellow backpack while riding a bicycle.

medium

A minimal, stylized line drawing of a bird-like creature with a yellow beak riding a bicycle made of simple geometric lines.

high

Posted 3rd March 2026 at 9:53 pm

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