Head-to-Head API Cost Benchmark

Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Mistral Small 3: API Price & Latency Comparison

On a standard B2B production workload (5,000 req/day), Mistral Small 3 is 35.2% cheaper ($46.12/mo vs $71.16/mo), while Gemini 2.5 Flash leads in token generation speed (180 tok/s).

Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix

Metric Gemini 2.5 Flash (Google Gemini API) Mistral Small 3 (Mistral AI (La Plateforme)) Advantage
Standard Input / 1M Tokens $0.150 $0.100 Mistral Small 3
Cached Input / 1M Tokens $0.037 $0.050 Gemini 2.5 Flash
Output Generation / 1M Tokens $0.60 $0.30 Mistral Small 3
Intelligence / Benchmark Quality 1264 LMSYS Elo 1215 LMSYS Elo Gemini 2.5 Flash
Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) $71.16 / mo $46.12 / mo Mistral Small 3 (-35.2%)
Context Window 1,000,000 tokens 32,000 tokens Gemini 2.5 Flash
Output Speed (Throughput) 180 tokens/sec 150 tokens/sec Gemini 2.5 Flash
Batch API Discount -50% (Google Gemini API) -50% (Mistral AI (La Plateforme)) Google Gemini API
Primary Workload Fit Large-scale data extraction, PDF/document parsing, high-throughput pipelines GDPR-strict European customer support automation & structured extraction Workload Dependent
Deploy / Console Access Try Gemini 2.5 Flash → Try Mistral Small 3 → Open Full Simulator