Model comparison
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Mistral Medium 3.5 128B
Head-to-head evidence from 17 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite #114 (Supported); Mistral Medium 3.5 128B unranked (Not scored). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B share 17 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite; 8 to Mistral Medium 3.5 128B.
Updated July 27, 2026- Shared results
- 17
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite only
- 3
- Mistral Medium 3.5 128B only
- 8
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 17 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.
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is priced at $1.50 input / $7.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.25 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Mistral Medium 3.5 128B.
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 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Δ | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Gemini 3.1 Flash-LiteNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B77.6 |
| Multimodal | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite73.2 | MarginNo overlap | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite$0.25 input / $1.5 output | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B$1.5 input / $7.5 output | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite205 tok/s | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite7.50 s | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite1M | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B256K | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 6.2% | 19.0% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | 12.2% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 31.3% | 94.2% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 7.3% | 21.6% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 647 | 933 | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| Gert LabsSource | 38.46% | 39.10% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| τ³-bench resultsSource | — | 91.4% | Not comparable |
| AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource | — | 33.7% | Not comparable |
| AA Harvey LABSource | — | 69.1% | Not comparable |
| terminalBenchHardSource | — | 33.3% | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | — | 516 | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | — | 14.4% | Not comparable |
Coding4 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 25.0% | 29.9% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 82.2% | 74.8% | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-HLESource | 16.2% | 12.8% | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -15.5% | -36.3% | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 36.4% | 25.1% | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 81.6% | 82.0% | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA Openness IndexSource | — | 33.3% | Not comparable |
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 77.2% | 68.8% | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B 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 3.1 Flash-Lite and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B today?
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: $0.25 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens Mistral Medium 3.5 128B: $1.50 input / $7.50 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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