Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) vs Mistral Large 4 Preview
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) by Google or Mistral Large 4 Preview by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Mistral Large 4 Preview
Mistral Large 4 Preview vs Gemini 3.6 Flash (High): 12.9% more intelligence, 0.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 41.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.0 | 38.4 | +12.9% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 12.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,614.42 | $1,607.86 | −0.4% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 0.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.02s | 25.45s | +41.2% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 41.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $1.36 / $4.18 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Mistral Large 4 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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