Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) by Google or Mistral Medium 3.5 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium)
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium): 64.3% less intelligence, 14.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 39.8 | 14.2 | −64.3% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 64.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,100.06 | $1,263.80 | +14.9% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 14.9% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 17.66s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $1.50 / $7.50 | |
| 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 Medium 3.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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