Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Mistral Medium 3.5

Benchmarks, API pricing and specs, head to head. Data updated 2026-06-10.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Google · Mar 2026

The cheapest Gemini 3 model: multimodal input and a 1M context for $0.25/$1.50 — built for massive-scale pipelines.

Mistral Medium 3.5

Mistral AI · Mar 2026

Europe's strongest model line: frontier-adjacent quality at $0.40/$2 with EU data residency and on-prem options.

The verdict

These two models don't yet share verified results on the benchmarks we track, so judge them on specs, pricing and intended use. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is about 1.4x cheaper per blended million tokens (3:1 input:output mix). Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite also takes 1M of context versus 131K for Mistral Medium 3.5.

Specs & pricing

Gemini 3.1 Flash-LiteMistral Medium 3.5
modhub Index
Input price / 1M$0.25$0.4
Output price / 1M$1.5$2
Context window1M131K
Max output66K
Open weightsnono
Reasoning modelnono
Multimodal inputtext, image, audio, videotext, image
Knowledge cutoffNov 2025Dec 2025
ReleasedMar 2026Mar 2026
Example monthly cost*$4.75$7.00

* 10M input + 1.5M output tokens per month at list prices, no caching. Green = better value on that row.

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Mistral Medium 3.5?
These two models don't yet share verified results on the benchmarks we track, so judge them on specs, pricing and intended use. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is about 1.4x cheaper per blended million tokens (3:1 input:output mix). Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite also takes 1M of context versus 131K for Mistral Medium 3.5.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Mistral Medium 3.5?
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs $0.25/$1.5 per million input/output tokens, while Mistral Medium 3.5 costs $0.4/$2. For a typical workload of 10M input and 1.5M output tokens per month, that's $4.75 versus $7.00.
Which model is better for coding, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Mistral Medium 3.5?
We don't yet track SWE-bench Verified results for both models; check their individual pages for coding-related scores.

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