Model Comparison

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MathVista, MMLU-Pro, MMMU).

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

15.6B diff

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has 15.6B more parameters than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, making it 195.0% larger.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
8.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
23.6Bparameters
8.0B
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
23.6B
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on 2024-03-15, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct was released on 2025-06-20.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is 15 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Mar 15, 2024

2.2 years ago

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Jun 20, 2025

10 months ago

1.3yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-10-01, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-10-01.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has more recent training data (up to 2024-10-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct (2023-10-01).

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Oct 2024

1 yr newer
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Mistral AI
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (46.1% vs 38.4%)
Higher MATH score (69.4% vs 58.7%)
Higher MathVista score (67.1% vs 54.7%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (69.1% vs 58.7%)
Higher MMMU score (62.5% vs 53.7%)
GoogleGemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Mistral AIMistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is made by Google and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B compare to Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores XSTest: 92.6%, FLEURS: 86.4%, Natural2Code: 75.5%, WMT23: 72.6%, Video-MME: 66.2%. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct scores DocVQA: 94.9%, AI2D: 92.9%, HumanEval Plus: 92.9%, ChartQA: 87.4%, IF: 84.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports 1.0M tokens and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is developed by Google and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.