[Google Gemini Releases New Lightweight Model Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite] BlockBeats News, March 4, according to official sources, Google Gemini has released the Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite model, a new lightweight variant in the Gemini series designed for high-capacity, low-cost tasks such as large-scale translation, transcription, and data extraction. It provides six practical use cases through the Python SDK. The model supports multimodal input, structured JSON output, and configurable reasoning levels, making it suitable for backend processing and model routing, helping developers optimize AI architecture to reduce operational costs.