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Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Pixtral-12B

Gemini 3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.8 to -1.4. Pixtral-12B is 10.0x cheaper per token.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 3.8 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.8 to -1.4, ranking #11 overall.

On price, Pixtral-12B is roughly 10.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Gemini 3.8 Flash also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 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 3.8 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.8 and ranks #11 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Pixtral-12B

  • cost matters — it's about 10.0x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google
Pixtral-12B
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.8
#11
-1.4
#322
Reasoning
47.6
#21
-3.4
#322
Coding
41.3
#10
-2.5
#239
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.75 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$3.75 / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Pixtral-12B
Vision
34.4#11
0.6#173
Multimodal
35.3#10
4.4#134
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Gemini 3.8 Flash · 12 for Pixtral-12B

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3.8 Flash and Pixtral-12Bdon'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

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Pixtral-12B costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3.8 Flash ($0.75/1M tokens) is 5.0x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3.8 Flash ($3.75/1M tokens) is 25.0x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3.8 Flash is more expensive than Pixtral-12B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Sep 02 2026 • llm-stats.com
Google
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Input tokens$0.75
Output tokens$3.75
Best providerGoogle
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Pixtral-12B's 128,000 tokens. Gemini 3.8 Flash can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Pixtral-12B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Google
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Wed Sep 02 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 3.8 Flash and Pixtral-12B support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Pixtral-12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3.8 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while Pixtral-12B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Pixtral-12B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.8 Flash was released on 2026-09-02, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.

Gemini 3.8 Flash is 24 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Sep 2, 2026

0 days ago

2.0yr newer
Pixtral-12B

Sep 17, 2024

2.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3.8 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-03-31, while Pixtral-12B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3.8 Flash's training data extends to 2026-03-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Pixtral-12B's cutoff date.

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Mar 2026

Pixtral-12B

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3.8 Flash is available from Google. Pixtral-12B is available from Mistral AI.

Gemini 3.8 Flash

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.75/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.75/1M

Pixtral-12B

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 3.8 Flash and Pixtral-12B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 3.8 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Pixtral-12B.

Which is better, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Pixtral-12B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.8 to -1.4. Gemini 3.8 Flash is made by Google and Pixtral-12B 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 3.8 Flash compare to Pixtral-12B in benchmarks?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores Terminal-Bench 2.1: 89.4%, LVBench: 87.1%, CharXiv-R: 86.2%, LABBench2: 86.2%, DeepSWE 1.1: 73.7%. Pixtral-12B scores DocVQA: 90.7%, ChartQA: 81.8%, VQAv2: 78.6%, MT-Bench: 76.8%, HumanEval: 72.0%.

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash cheaper than Pixtral-12B?

Pixtral-12B is 5.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 3.8 Flash costs $0.75/M input and $3.75/M output via google. Pixtral-12B costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3.8 Flash and Pixtral-12B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and Pixtral-12B 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 3.8 Flash and Pixtral-12B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.8 vs -1.4), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.75 vs $0.15/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3.8 Flash and Pixtral-12B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is developed by Google and Pixtral-12B is developed by Mistral AI.

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