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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 15:19:16 +0530
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+---
+slug: gemini_3_1_flash_lite_preview
+title: "DAY 0 Support: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview on LiteLLM"
+date: 2026-03-03T08:00:00
+authors:
+  - name: Sameer Kankute
+    title: SWE @ LiteLLM (LLM Translation)
+    url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameer-kankute/
+    image_url: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2001352686994907136/ONgNuSk5_400x400.jpg
+  - name: Krrish Dholakia
+    title: "CEO, LiteLLM"
+    url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krish-d/
+    image_url: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1298587542745358340/DZv3Oj-h_400x400.jpg
+  - name: Ishaan Jaff
+    title: "CTO, LiteLLM"
+    url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reffajnaahsi/
+    image_url: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1613813310264340481/lz54oEiB_400x400.jpg
+description: "Guide to using Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview on LiteLLM Proxy and SDK with day 0 support."
+tags: [gemini, day 0 support, llms, supernova]
+hide_table_of_contents: false
+---
+
+
+import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
+import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
+
+# Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview Day 0 Support 
+
+LiteLLM now supports `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview` with full day 0 support!
+
+:::note
+If you only want cost tracking, you need no change in your current Litellm version. But if you want the support for new features introduced along with it like thinking levels, you will need to use v1.80.8-stable.1 or above.
+:::
+
+## Deploy this version
+
+<Tabs>
+<TabItem value="docker" label="Docker">
+
+``` showLineNumbers title="docker run litellm"
+docker run \
+-e STORE_MODEL_IN_DB=True \
+-p 4000:4000 \
+ghcr.io/berriai/litellm:main-v1.80.8-stable.1
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+
+<TabItem value="pip" label="Pip">
+
+``` showLineNumbers title="pip install litellm"
+pip install litellm==v1.80.8-stable.1
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+</Tabs>
+
+## What's New
+
+Supports all four thinking levels:
+- **MINIMAL**: Ultra-fast responses with minimal reasoning
+- **LOW**: Simple instruction following
+- **MEDIUM**: Balanced reasoning for complex tasks
+- **HIGH**: Maximum reasoning depth (dynamic)
+
+---
+
+## Quick Start
+
+<Tabs>
+<TabItem value="sdk" label="SDK">
+
+**Basic Usage**
+
+```python
+from litellm import completion
+
+response = completion(
+    model="gemini/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview",
+    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Extract key entities from this text: ..."}],
+)
+
+print(response.choices[0].message.content)
+```
+
+**With Thinking Levels**
+
+```python
+from litellm import completion
+
+# Use MEDIUM thinking for complex reasoning tasks
+response = completion(
+    model="gemini/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview",
+    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Analyze this dataset and identify patterns"}],
+    reasoning_effort="medium",  # low, medium , high
+)
+
+print(response.choices[0].message.content)
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+
+<TabItem value="proxy" label="PROXY">
+
+**1. Setup config.yaml**
+
+```yaml
+model_list:
+  - model_name: gemini-3.1-flash-lite
+    litellm_params:
+      model: gemini/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview
+      api_key: os.environ/GEMINI_API_KEY
+  
+  # Or use Vertex AI
+  - model_name: vertex-gemini-3.1-flash-lite
+    litellm_params:
+      model: vertex_ai/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview
+      vertex_project: your-project-id
+      vertex_location: us-central1
+```
+
+**2. Start proxy**
+
+```bash
+litellm --config /path/to/config.yaml
+```
+
+**3. Make requests**
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST http://localhost:4000/v1/chat/completions \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-LITELLM-KEY>" \
+  -d '{
+    "model": "gemini-3.1-flash-lite",
+    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Extract structured data from this text"}],
+    "reasoning_effort": "low"
+  }'
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+</Tabs>
+
+---
+
+## Supported Endpoints
+
+LiteLLM provides **full end-to-end support** for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview on:
+
+- ✅ `/v1/chat/completions` - OpenAI-compatible chat completions endpoint
+- ✅ `/v1/responses` - OpenAI Responses API endpoint (streaming and non-streaming)
+- ✅ [`/v1/messages`](../../docs/anthropic_unified) - Anthropic-compatible messages endpoint
+- ✅ `/v1/generateContent` – [Google Gemini API](../../docs/generateContent.md) compatible endpoint 
+
+All endpoints support:
+- Streaming and non-streaming responses
+- Function calling with thought signatures
+- Multi-turn conversations
+- All Gemini 3-specific features (thinking levels, thought signatures)
+- Full multimodal support (text, image, audio, video)
+
+---
+
+## `reasoning_effort` Mapping for Gemini 3.1
+
+LiteLLM automatically maps OpenAI's `reasoning_effort` parameter to Gemini's `thinkingLevel`:
+
+| reasoning_effort | thinking_level | Use Case |
+|------------------|----------------|----------|
+| `minimal` | `minimal` | Ultra-fast responses, simple queries |
+| `low` | `low` | Basic instruction following |
+| `medium` | `medium` | Balanced reasoning for moderate complexity |
+| `high` | `high` | Maximum reasoning depth, complex problems |
+| `disable` | `minimal` | Disable extended reasoning |
+| `none` | `minimal` | No extended reasoning |
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