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Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Ministral 8B Instruct

Gemini 1.5 Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 12.2 to -4.5. Ministral 8B Instruct is 43.8x cheaper per token.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 1.5 Pro leads the overall LLM Stats Score 12.2 to -4.5, ranking #243 overall.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 1.5 Pro wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Ministral 8B Instruct is roughly 43.8x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Gemini 1.5 Pro also accepts a larger context window (2,097,152 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemini 1.5 Pro

  • overall performance matters — it scores 12.2 and ranks #243 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 2,097,152 token context window

Choose Ministral 8B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 43.8x cheaper per token
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2024
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 1.5 Pro
Google
Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
12.2
#243
-4.5
#338
Reasoning
12.0
#236
-4.5
#329
Coding
4.4
#201
-14.4
#257
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
3 of 3
0 of 3
Input price
$2.50 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
2,097,152
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Ministral 8B Instruct
Math
17.1#190
-3.7#306
Legal
17.0#90
-7.6#195
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Gemini 1.5 Pro · 11 for Ministral 8B Instruct

3 shared

Gemini 1.5 Pro outperforms in 3 benchmarks (HumanEval, MATH, MMLU), while Ministral 8B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 1.5 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Sep 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ministral 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.5 Pro ($2.50/1M tokens) is 25.0x more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.5 Pro ($10.00/1M tokens) is 100.0x more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 1.5 Pro is more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Sep 03 2026 • llm-stats.com
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input tokens$2.50
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerGoogle
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Pro accepts 2,097,152 input tokens compared to Ministral 8B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Ministral 8B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Pro is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input2,097,152 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Thu Sep 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 1.5 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ministral 8B Instruct does not.

Gemini 1.5 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Ministral 8B Instruct uses Mistral Research License.

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

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Ministral 8B Instruct

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Pro was released on 2024-05-01, while Ministral 8B Instruct was released on 2024-10-16.

Ministral 8B Instruct is 6 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Pro.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

May 1, 2024

2.3 years ago

Ministral 8B Instruct

Oct 16, 2024

1.9 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Ministral 8B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Pro's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ministral 8B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Nov 2023

Ministral 8B Instruct

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Provider Availability

Gemini 1.5 Pro is available from Google. Ministral 8B Instruct is available from Mistral AI.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $2.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Ministral 8B Instruct

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 1.5 Pro and Ministral 8B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 1.5 Pro
✓ Preferred
Ministral 8B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Ministral 8B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 1.5 Pro or Ministral 8B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 12.2 to -4.5. Gemini 1.5 Pro is made by Google and Ministral 8B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemini 1.5 Pro compare to Ministral 8B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 1.5 Pro scores XSTest: 98.8%, FLEURS: 93.3%, HellaSwag: 93.3%, GSM8k: 90.8%, BIG-Bench Hard: 89.2%. Ministral 8B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 83.0%, Winogrande: 75.3%, ARC-C: 71.9%, Arena Hard: 70.9%, MBPP pass@1: 70.0%.

Is Gemini 1.5 Pro cheaper than Ministral 8B Instruct?

Ministral 8B Instruct is 25.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 1.5 Pro costs $2.50/M input and $10.00/M output via google. Ministral 8B Instruct costs $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 1.5 Pro and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Pro supports 2.1M tokens and Ministral 8B Instruct supports 128K 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 Pro and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (12.2 vs -4.5), context window (2.1M vs 128K), input pricing ($2.50 vs $0.10/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Mistral Research License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 1.5 Pro and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Pro is developed by Google and Ministral 8B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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