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Migrate off Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Retired

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has been retired and shut down on 1 Jun 2026. Google's official replacement is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. The cheapest comparable model we track is Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) at $0.15 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusRetiredGoogle
Shut down1 Jun 2026plan ahead
Official replacementGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite$0.563 /M blendedCheapest alternativeLlama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)$0.15 /M blended
What changes

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite → Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Moving to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite means 4.3× more expensive ($0.131 → $0.563 /1M blended).

SpecGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
StatusRetiredGA
Blended price /1M$0.131$0.563
Input / output /1M$0.075 / $0.3$0.25 / $1.50
Context window1.0M1.0M
Max output819265.536
Modalitytext, image, video, audiotext, image, video, audio, pdf
Knowledge cutoffAug 2024Jan 2025

API string was gemini-2.0-flash-lite → switch to gemini-3.1-flash-lite. See Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Generally-available models that match Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite's capabilities (and at least half its 1.0M context), ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)
Meta
$0.15$0.1 / $0.310M
Qwen3.5-Flash
Alibaba
$0.175$0.1 / $0.41M
Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct)
Meta
$0.262$0.15 / $0.61M
FAQ

Migrating off Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

What replaces Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite?

Google's recommended migration for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) at $0.15/1M blended.

Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite still available?

No — Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has been retired (shut down 1 Jun 2026) and is no longer available via Google's API.

What is the cheapest alternative to Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite?

Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite's capabilities, at $0.1 per 1M input and $0.3 per 1M output tokens ($0.15/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite's full spec sheet →