Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct Comparison
Comparing Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, SimpleQA), while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite specifies output context (65,536 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
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 Small 3.1 24B Instruct was released on 2025-03-17.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 12 months newer than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.
Mar 3, 2026
1 weeks ago
11mo newerMar 17, 2025
12 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct'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 Small 3.1 24B Instruct's cutoff date.
Jan 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Detailed Comparison
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