AI model comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen3 14B

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is a lightweight reasoning model in the Gemini 2.5 family, optimized for ultra-low latency and cost efficiency.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is scheduled to be retired on October 20, 2026. Consider Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite instead.

Input / 1M
$0.10
Output / 1M
$0.40
Context
1.05M

Qwen3-14B is a dense 14.8B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, designed for both complex reasoning and efficient dialogue.

Input / 1M
$0.12
Output / 1M
$0.24
Context
41K

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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Qwen3 14B

1.1x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

10.4 vs 8.2 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

1.05M vs 41K tokens

Newer release

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Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

Released July 22, 2025

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

google logoGemini 2.5 Flash Lite10.4
qwen logoQwen3 14B8.2

Coding index

google logoGemini 2.5 Flash LiteNot available
qwen logoQwen3 14B13.8

Agentic index

google logoGemini 2.5 Flash LiteNot available
qwen logoQwen3 14B0.9

Pricing

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen3 14B API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricgoogle logoGemini 2.5 Flash Liteqwen logoQwen3 14B
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.10$0.12
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.40$0.24
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.01Not available
Cache writePer 1M tokens$0.08Not available
Web searchPer request$0.014Not available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

google logoGemini 2.5 Flash Lite$0.40
qwen logoQwen3 14B$0.36

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

google logoGemini 2.5 Flash Lite$4.60$1.90 cached
qwen logoQwen3 14B$4.56

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

google logoGemini 2.5 Flash Lite$15.80$2.30 cached
qwen logoQwen3 14B$18.48

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricgoogle logoGemini 2.5 Flash Liteqwen logoQwen3 14B
Context window1.05M tokens41K tokens
Max output66K tokens16K tokens
Input typesAudio, File, Image, Text, VideoText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsNot availableNot available
Default reasoning effortNot availableNot available
Release dateJuly 22, 2025April 28, 2025

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricgoogle logoGemini 2.5 Flash Liteqwen logoQwen3 14B
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

Qwen3 14B is 1.1x cheaper for a typical chat. Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (10.4 vs 8.2). Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has the larger context window (1.05M vs 41K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite or Qwen3 14B cheaper?

Qwen3 14B is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Qwen3 14B costs $0.12 per 1M input tokens and $0.24 per 1M output tokens, while Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite or Qwen3 14B?

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 41K for Qwen3 14B.

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite smarter than Qwen3 14B?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite scores 10.4 and Qwen3 14B scores 8.2, putting Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3 14B at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3 14B answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3 14B at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.