Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) Comparison

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MMMLU, SimpleQA), while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite ($0.25/1M tokens) is 2.0x cheaper than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite ($1.50/1M tokens) costs the same as Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is more expensive than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerGoogle
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)'s 262,100 tokens. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Google
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)
Input262,100 tokens
Output262,100 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite was released on 2026-03-03, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 3 months newer than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512).

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Mar 3, 2026

1 weeks ago

2mo newer
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

3 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)'s cutoff date.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Jan 2025

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Provider Availability

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is available from Google. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is available from Mistral AI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Higher GPQA score (86.9% vs 43.9%)
Higher MMMLU score (88.9% vs 85.5%)
Higher SimpleQA score (43.3% vs 23.8%)

Detailed Comparison