OpenRouter model
Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is a high-efficiency model from Google with upgraded agentic capabilities. It is suited for subagents that execute focused tasks within complex, multi-agent workflows.
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- Availability
- Available
- Model ID
- google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-07
Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Benchmarks & Agentic Accuracy
Verified primary research & developer preference metrics
What This Means in Real Software Development
- Outputs 320 tokens per second, ranking among the fastest models measured globally.
- Achieves the lowest cost in Google's lineup at $0.05 per task ($0.075/M input).
- Scores 22 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 and 24 on Finance & Accounting.
- Near-instantaneous time to first token (<0.35s) for reflexive subagent tool checks.
Swarm Multi-Agent Topology
Best Paired With: Gemini 3.8 Flash or Claude Opus 5.5
Provides instant file discovery and test telemetry streaming.
Scans worktrees in parallel without adding wall-clock latency.
What Developers & Practitioners Are Saying
Real-world field observations, production strengths, and developer consensus
"The absolute king of interactive latency and high-speed streaming. Developers use it for continuous real-time linting, formatting, and AST sanity checks."
Verified Real-World Strengths
- Unmatched 320 TPS generation throughput with sub-second TTFT
- Rock-bottom $0.05 cost per task and $0.075/M input price
- Massive context capacity with prompt caching efficiency
Production Caveats & Gaps
- Lower complex reasoning ceiling than Gemini 3.8 Flash
- Not designed for autonomous multi-file architecture refactoring
Primary Sources & Methodology Citations
- Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 — Artificial Analysis (September 2026)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite System Report — Google DeepMind (May 2026)
Head-to-Head Frontier Comparisons: Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Rivals
Standardized, side-by-side benchmark & economics comparison against peer models
| Model | Role / Tier | SWE-bench | LiveCodeBench | LMSYS Elo | AIME | Input / Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteOpenRouterCurrent | Tier 3: Extreme-Throughput Reflex Subagent | 52% | 45% | 1295 | — | $0.075 / $0.3 |
Muse GlimmerMeta Compare Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Muse Glimmer → | Tier 3: Rapid Transpiler Subagent | 48% | 41.5% | 1270 | — | $0.08 / $0.32 |
Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral Compare Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Mistral Medium 3.5 → | Tier 3: European Sovereign Subagent | 45% | 38% | 1250 | — | $0.2 / $0.8 |
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek Compare Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash → | Tier 3: Refined Open Subagent | 56.2% | 52% | 1360 | 74.5% | $0.3 / $0.9 |
Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle Compare Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Gemini 3.8 Flash → | Tier 3: High-Throughput Subagent Engine | 68.4% | 53.8% | 1380 | 84% | $0.15 / $0.6 |
Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite model overview
Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is listed in the public Swarm catalog through OpenRouter. This page summarizes the verified catalog fields used by Swarm without claiming real-time access for every provider account.
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- Family
- OpenRouter
- Context window
- 1.05M tokens
- Thinking support
- low · medium · high
- Availability status
- Available
- Catalog ID
- openrouter/google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Run Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite in Swarm
Verified CLI workflow & multi-agent architecture
swarm ctl model set --provider openrouter --model openrouter/google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite# Or switch interactively inside the terminal TUI:
/modelsSubagent Role Matrix
Assign Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite to specialized system roles in ~/.swarm/config.json:
- Primary / Planner: Orchestrates full task DAGs and multi-stage pipelines.
- Coder Subagent: Generates code and unit tests inside private Git worktrees.
- Finder Subagent: Performs read-only code search, symbol discovery, and mapping.
Public catalog snapshot. Catalog availability is not a real-time provider status or an access guarantee.