Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) vs Mistral Large 4 Preview
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) by Google or Mistral Large 4 Preview by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium)
Mistral Large 4 Preview vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium): 3.5% less intelligence, 46.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 39.8 | 38.4 | −3.5% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 3.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,100.06 | $1,607.86 | +46.2% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 46.2% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 27.12s | — not comparable |
| 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 3.8 Flash (Medium) 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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