Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Ministral 3 8B
Google vs Mistral AI — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Gemini 3.5 Flash has the higher intelligence index (92.2 vs 43.3)
- •Ministral 3 8B is cheaper ($0.15 vs $1.50 per 1M input)
- •Gemini 3.5 Flash is faster
- •Gemini 3.5 Flash has a larger context window (1M)
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Ministral 3 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 92.2 | 43.3 |
| Developer | Mistral AI | |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | API only | Open weights |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $1.50 / 1M | $0.15 / 1M |
| Output price | $9.00 / 1M | $0.15 / 1M |
| Speed | 221 tok/s | 86 tok/s |
| Released | May 19, 2026 | December 2, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Audio, Video | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Ministral 3 8B
GPQA Diamond
92.2
47.1
Humanity’s Last Exam
41
4.3