Which is better for coding — Gemini 3 Flash or LongCat-Flash-Lite?

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Which model is cheaper — Gemini 3 Flash or LongCat-Flash-Lite?

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Which has a larger context window — Gemini 3 Flash or LongCat-Flash-Lite?

Context window data is available on the individual model pages.

Gemini 3 Flash vs LongCat-Flash-Lite: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Characteristic	Gemini 3 Flash	LongCat-Flash-Lite
Company	Google	Meituan
Release Date	December 16, 2025	February 4, 2026
Parameters	—	69B
Multimodal	Yes	No
Context (input)	1.0M	—
Context (output)	66K	—
Input Price / 1M	$0.50	—
Output Price / 1M	$3.00	—
Average Score	0.9	0.8
Benchmarks
GPQA	0.9	0.7

Visual Benchmark Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash

LongCat-Flash-Lite

GPQA0.9 vs 0.7

0.9

0.7

Verdict

LongCat-Flash-Lite leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: Gemini 3 Flash — 0.9, LongCat-Flash-Lite — 0.8.

Recency

LongCat-Flash-Lite is newer: released 2/4/2026 vs 12/16/2025.

More About These Models

Gemini 3 Flash

Google — specs, benchmarks, API

LongCat-Flash-Lite

Meituan — specs, benchmarks, API

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The Gemini 3 Flash and LongCat-Flash-Lite comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Gemini 3 Flash or LongCat-Flash-Lite page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.