Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)

Comparing Gemini 3 Flash and Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3 Flash and Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512) don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$3.00
Best providerGoogle
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3 Flash and Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512) support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Gemini 3 Flash is 0 month newer than Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512).

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

4 months ago

1w newer
Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

4 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)'s cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Mistral AI
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512)

Gemini 3 Flash (Google) and Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512) (Mistral AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512) scores MATH: 83.0%, Wild Bench: 56.8%, Arena Hard: 30.5%, MM-MT-Bench: 7.8%.
Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512) supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and Ministral 3 (3B Instruct 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.