Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Pixtral Large

Comparing Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B by Google and Pixtral Large by Mistral AI across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Pixtral Large significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is 23.5x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Pixtral Large is better at 2 benchmarks (MathVista, MMMU).

Pixtral Large significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ($0.07/1M tokens) is 28.6x cheaper than Pixtral Large ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ($0.30/1M tokens) is 20.0x cheaper than Pixtral Large ($6.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Pixtral Large is more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Input tokens$0.07

Output tokens$0.30

Best providerGoogle

Pixtral Large

Input tokens$2.00

Output tokens$6.00

Best providerMistral

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

116.0B diff

Pixtral Large has 116.0B more parameters than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, making it 1450.0% larger.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

8.0Bparameters

Pixtral Large

124.0Bparameters

8.0B

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

124.0B

Pixtral Large

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Pixtral Large's 128,000 tokens. Pixtral Large can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Input1,048,576 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

Pixtral Large

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Pixtral Large 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

Pixtral Large

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is licensed under a proprietary license, while Pixtral Large uses Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use.

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

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Proprietary

Closed source

Pixtral Large

Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on 2024-03-15, while Pixtral Large was released on 2024-11-18.

Pixtral Large is 8 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Mar 15, 2024

2.0 years ago

Pixtral Large

Nov 18, 2024

1.3 years ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-10-01, while Pixtral Large's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B's training data extends to 2024-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Pixtral Large's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Oct 2024

Pixtral Large

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Provider Availability

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is available from Google. Pixtral Large is available from Mistral AI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.