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Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite on one-sentence changelog summary

Google models side by side on "One-sentence changelog summary": Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores 9/10; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the cheapest answer scoring 8+ at $0.15 per 1,000 runs. Outputs, checks, judge reasons, latency and cost.

The prompt every model received

User

Summarise this release note in one sentence of at most 30 words. Output only the sentence.

Release 4.7.0: The public API now enforces a rate limit of 600 requests per minute per key (previously unlimited). Requests over the limit return HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header. Webhook deliveries are now signed with HMAC-SHA256 and the old unsigned mode will be removed in 4.9. We also fixed a bug where exporting more than 10,000 rows produced an empty file.

Rubric for the judge: A single accurate sentence that prioritises the rate limit and signed webhooks; no bullet list, no preamble.

Side by side

Every cell is one OpenRouter call at temperature 0 with the prompt's token cap and reasoning effort "low" where the model supports it. Cost is usage × the catalogue rate in models.json. Quality is one judge call to anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 against the prompt's rubric, cached per prompt version.

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview

1/10
Latency
2.3s
Cost
$0.00499
Per 1,000
$4.99

118 in · 396 out (385 reasoning) · 5 words · checks 1/3

  • max_words
  • contains
  • regex
Release 4.7.0 introduces a 6

Judge: Output is incomplete and cut off mid-sentence, failing to provide a coherent summary.

Gemini 3.8 Flash

google/gemini-3.8-flash

1/10
Latency
1.6s
Cost
$0.00157
Per 1,000
$1.57

118 in · 396 out (382 reasoning) · 8 words · checks 2/3

  • max_words
  • contains
  • regex
Release 4.7.0 introduces API rate limits of 6

Judge: Output is incomplete and cuts off mid-sentence, failing to deliver a coherent summary and violating the 30-word maximum requirement.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite

9/10
top judge scorecheapest scoring 8+
Latency
480ms
Cost
$0.00015
Per 1,000
$0.15

118 in · 47 out · 23 words · checks 2/3

  • max_words
  • contains
  • regex
Release 4.7.0 introduces a 600 req/min API rate limit, mandatory HMAC-SHA256 webhook signatures, and a fix for empty large exports exceeding 10,000 rows.

Judge: Accurate single sentence under 30 words (24 words), prioritizes rate limit and signed webhooks as required, no preamble or bullets, though 'mandatory' slightly overstates since old mode removed in 4.9.

Frequently asked

What does this prompt test?

Summarise: A single accurate sentence that prioritises the rate limit and signed webhooks; no bullet list, no preamble. The deterministic checks are max_words, contains, regex.

Which model should I pick for this task?

If the judge's bar of 8/10 is good enough for you, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite at $0.15 per 1,000 runs. If you need the top score, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite at $0.15 per 1,000 runs.

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