Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite as a coding agent in your terminal
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite by Google, one of 250+ models you can use in Darce, the open source AI coding agent you can undo.
| Model | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|
| Vendor | |
| Model id | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite |
| Context window | 1.05M tokens |
| Price per 1M tokens | $0.30 input · $2.50 output (OpenRouter) |
| Can do | tool calling · reads images · reasoning |
| Category | Fast and cheap |
Strengths
Google's lightweight Gemini model. Very cheap and fast for simple, well-scoped changes.
OpenRouter's description:
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.
Use Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite as a coding agent in your terminal
Start Darce in your project with Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite:
npm install -g darce-cli
darce --model google/gemini-3.5-flash-liteAlready in a session? Type /model google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite, or open the picker with Ctrl+P. Darce then reads your code, edits files and runs commands with Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite; risky commands ask first, and /undo reverses any change, including what shell commands did. No account yet? npx darce-cli lets you try it free. Which plan includes which models is on the pricing page.
Make it your default or a gear
In ~/.darcerc, set it as the starting model or add it to the gears you move between with Shift+↑ / Shift+↓ (see configuration):
{
"router": { "default": "google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite" },
"gears": ["qwen/qwen3-coder", "google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite"]
}Compare it on your own code
Benchmarks rarely match your repository. Race Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite against two other models on a real task and keep the best diff:
/derby --models google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite,google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview,google/gemini-3.8-flash fix the failing testRead more about /derby and /swarm.
Related models
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (Google): 1.05M tokens, $2.00 / $12.00 per 1M tokens
- Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google): 1.05M tokens, $0.75 / $3.75 per 1M tokens
- Gemma 4 31B (Google): 262k tokens, $0.090 / $0.34 per 1M tokens
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Anthropic): 1M tokens, $0.10 / $0.50 per 1M tokens
- GPT-6 Luna (OpenAI): 1.05M tokens, $0.10 / $0.50 per 1M tokens
- Qwen3 Coder Flash (Qwen (Alibaba)): 1M tokens, $0.20 / $0.97 per 1M tokens
- Qwen3.8 Flash (Qwen (Alibaba)): 1M tokens, $0.15 / $0.47 per 1M tokens
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Model data from OpenRouter, refreshed daily. Prices are OpenRouter's list rates and show relative cost; your Darce allowance is used in proportion to them.