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
Evaluation Verdict

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is Google's ultra-lightweight speed demon, delivering a blistering 320 TPS at just $0.05 per task. It is the definitive subagent for instant file search, linting, and high-frequency checks.

Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Benchmarks & Agentic Accuracy

Verified primary research & developer preference metrics

Primary Sources Verified
SWE-bench Verified
52%
Flash-LiteGoogle DeepMind ↗
LiveCodeBench
45%
StandardLiveCodeBench ↗
LMSYS Coding Elo
1295Elo
Coding ArenaLMSYS Arena ↗
Pricing ($ / 1M tokens)
$0.075/ $0.3
$0.015 cached readStandard API Pricing

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

Tier 3: Extreme-Throughput Reflex SubagentRole: Finder Subagent

Best Paired With: Gemini 3.8 Flash or Claude Opus 5.5

Provides instant file discovery and test telemetry streaming.

Git Worktree Isolation Advantage:

Scans worktrees in parallel without adding wall-clock latency.

What Developers & Practitioners Are Saying

Real-world field observations, production strengths, and developer consensus

Field 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
Benchmark Reality Check

What the benchmark tests: Measures throughput, latency to first token, and fast semantic extraction.

Production caveat: The ideal Finder subagent and reflexive linter in multi-agent Swarm topologies.

Primary Sources & Methodology Citations

Head-to-Head Frontier Comparisons: Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Rivals

Standardized, side-by-side benchmark & economics comparison against peer models

Flagship Comparative Matrix
ModelRole / TierSWE-benchLiveCodeBenchLMSYS EloAIMEInput / Output
Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteOpenRouterCurrent
Tier 3: Extreme-Throughput Reflex Subagent52%45%1295—$0.075 / $0.3
Tier 3: Rapid Transpiler Subagent48%41.5%1270—$0.08 / $0.32
Tier 3: European Sovereign Subagent45%38%1250—$0.2 / $0.8
Tier 3: Refined Open Subagent56.2%52%136074.5%$0.3 / $0.9
Tier 3: High-Throughput Subagent Engine68.4%53.8%138084%$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
  • Audio input
  • File input
  • Image input
  • Text input
  • Video input
  • Text output
  • Reasoning
  • Tools
  • Structured output
  • JSON

Run Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite in Swarm

Verified CLI workflow & multi-agent architecture

Quickstart Guide →
bash — swarm run
$swarm ctl model set --provider openrouter --model openrouter/google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite

# Or switch interactively inside the terminal TUI:

>/models

Subagent 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.
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