LongCat-Flash-Lite

by Meituan

LongCat-Flash-Lite is a model from Meituan, released on February 5, 2026. It has a 256K-token context window and can generate up to 128K output tokens. API pricing is $0.1 per 1M input tokens and $0.4 per 1M output tokens. It ranks #131 of 220 models by Intelligence Score with a score of 18.6.

LongCat-Flash-Lite is a lightweight MoE model from Meituan with 68.5B total parameters and only 2.9B-4.5B activated per token. It explores N-gram embedding expansion as a new scaling direction, supporting 256K context length via YaRN. Optimized for agent tooling and programming tasks, achieving 500-700 tokens per second inference speed while maintaining strong performance on coding, math, and agentic benchmarks.

Key specs

ProviderMeituan
Release date2026-02-05
Licenseopen source
Context window256K tokens
Max output128K tokens
Input price$0.1 / 1M tokens
Output price$0.4 / 1M tokens
Intelligence Score18.6
Coding index7

Quick answers

What is the context window of LongCat-Flash-Lite?

LongCat-Flash-Lite has a context window of 256K tokens, with a maximum output of 128K tokens per response.

How much does LongCat-Flash-Lite cost?

LongCat-Flash-Lite costs $0.1 per 1M input tokens and $0.4 per 1M output tokens through the API.

Is LongCat-Flash-Lite open source?

Yes. LongCat-Flash-Lite is an open model released under the open source license.

When was LongCat-Flash-Lite released?

Meituan released LongCat-Flash-Lite on February 5, 2026.

How does LongCat-Flash-Lite compare to Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning)?

LongCat-Flash-Lite scores 18.6 on the Intelligence Score versus 60.5 for Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning), the current #1. Input pricing is $0.1 vs $4 per 1M tokens.

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