Compare/Mistral Large 3 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Mistral Large 3vsGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

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

Mistral

Mistral Large 3

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$1.5/M
Speed
62 tok/s
TTFT
0.65s
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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$1.5/M
Speed
303 tok/s
TTFT
5.07s

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Large 3Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
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$0.40

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Large 3
62 tok/s
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
303 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Large 3
0.65s
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
5.07s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.925.0
Coding Index
20.134.7
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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite 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 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 generates tokens faster at 303 tok/s vs 62 tok/s. Mistral Large 3 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.65s vs 5.07s).

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

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