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Model comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Mistral Large 3

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

48.09/100
Margin
2.3pts
winning →
50.4/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 2.5 Flash #130 (Supported); Mistral Large 3 #113 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 2.5 Flash and Mistral Large 3 share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Gemini 2.5 Flash; 4 to Mistral Large 3.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
12
Gemini 2.5 Flash only
3
Mistral Large 3 only
4
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Mistral Large 3 is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Gemini 2.5 Flash is priced at $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.50 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens for Mistral Large 3. Gemini 2.5 Flash has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Mistral Large 3.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Mistral Large 3
CategoryGemini 2.5 FlashΔMistral Large 3
MathGemini 2.5 Flash4.7MarginNo overlapMistral Large 3Not measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 2.5 FlashMistral Large 3Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 2.5 Flash$0.3 input / $2.5 outputMistral Large 3$0.5 input / $1.5 outputMistral Large 3 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 2.5 Flash221 tok/sMistral Large 348 tok/sGemini 2.5 Flash has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 2.5 Flash0.50 sMistral Large 31.04 sGemini 2.5 Flash reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 2.5 Flash1MMistral Large 3128KGemini 2.5 Flash lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashMistral Large 3Result
τ²-bench resultsSource 14.9%24.6%Mistral Large 3 leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 5.5%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 6.6%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 633Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashMistral Large 3Result
AA-SciCodeSource 29.1%36.2%Mistral Large 3 leads
AA Coding IndexSource 20.1%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashMistral Large 3Result
AA-LCRSource 45.9%34.7%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
CritPtSource 1.4%0.0%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashMistral Large 3Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.1%15.9%Mistral Large 3 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 68.3%68.0%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
AA-HLESource 5.1%4.1%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -42.0%-39.4%Mistral Large 3 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 26.5%24.1%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 93.3%83.7%Mistral Large 3 leads
Math
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashMistral Large 3Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 4.844%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 4.167%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashMistral Large 3Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 65.5%55.7%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1148Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashMistral Large 3Result
AA-IFBenchSource 39.0%36.2%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Gemini 2.5 Flash and Mistral Large 3 on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Mistral Large 3 today?

Gemini 2.5 Flash: $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens Mistral Large 3: $0.50 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Gemini 2.5 Flash
API / mo$2,100
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Mistral Large 3
API / mo$1,500
Self-host / mo$9,110
Break-even380M/day
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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