Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Mistral Large 3
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 2 categories and Mistral Large 3 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Mistral Large 3 leads 36.0 to 13.3.
- Mistral Large 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Large 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 38.6 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.75 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 34.9 (#221), Mistral Large 3: 34.1 (#230)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1447 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1230 |
Reasoning Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 19.2 (#242), Mistral Large 3: 14.6 (#314)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1210 | 1429 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 50.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 7.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 23% |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 13.3 (#296), Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#131)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1415 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
Knowledge Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#285), Mistral Large 3: 35.5 (#173)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1421 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 14.5% |
Multimodal Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 27.6 (#110), Mistral Large 3: 37.6 (#65)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | 1222 |
Multilingual Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.6 (#224), Mistral Large 3: 52.6 (#79)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1412 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1448 |
| LMArena French | 1233 | 1456 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1438 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | 1399 |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1412 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1437 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 63.1 (#231), Mistral Large 3: 74.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1402 |
Long Context Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 36.9 (#220), Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#102)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1413 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 43.0 (#227), Mistral Large 3: 60.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1385 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1429 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1412 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (34.9 vs 34.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Mistral Large 3 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 3 has 24.