Compare/Mistral Large 3 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview

Mistral Large 3vsGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Mistral

Mistral Large 3

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$1.5/M
Speed
57 tok/s
TTFT
0.53s
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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$1.5/M
Speed
219 tok/s
TTFT
7.37s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview
Lower Latency
Mistral Large 3
Benchmarks (4-7)
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Large 3Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview
Input ($/M tokens)$0.5$0.25
Output ($/M tokens)$1.5$1.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral Large 3$0.65
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview$0.40

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Large 3
57 tok/s
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview
219 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Large 3
0.53s
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview
7.37s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
22.833.5
Coding Index
22.730.1
Math Index
38.0
GPQA Diamond
68.0%82.2%
MMLU-Pro
80.7%
LiveCodeBench
46.5%
AIME 2025
38.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.1%16.2%
SciCode
36.2%41.9%
IFBench
36.2%77.2%
TerminalBench
15.9%24.2%
Mistral Large 34 wins
7 winsGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 3 or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.56/M tokens vs $0.75/M for Mistral Large 3.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Mistral Large 3. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview generates tokens faster at 219 tok/s vs 57 tok/s. Mistral Large 3 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.53s vs 7.37s).

When should I use Mistral Large 3 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview for lower cost, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.