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Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber vs Mistral Small

Comparing Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Mistral Small across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Mistral Small trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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

Choose Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Mistral Small

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber
Google
Mistral Small
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.60 / M
Context window
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32,768

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber · 0 for Mistral Small

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Mistral Smalldon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Small specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only Mistral Small specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Thu Sep 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small uses Mistral Research License.

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

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber was released on 2026-09-02, while Mistral Small was released on 2024-09-17.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is 24 months newer than Mistral Small.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber

Sep 2, 2026

0 days ago

2.0yr newer
Mistral Small

Sep 17, 2024

2.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Mistral Small side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber vs Mistral Small.

Which is better, Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber or Mistral Small?

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber (Google) and Mistral Small (Mistral AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber compare to Mistral Small in benchmarks?

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber scores Gray Swan IPI Benchmark: 94.0%, CyberGym: 86.2%, Google Real-world Vulnerability Discovery: 71.0%, CWE-Bench: 47.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Mistral Small?

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral Small supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Mistral Small?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Mistral Research License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Mistral Small?

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is developed by Google and Mistral Small is developed by Mistral AI.

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