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AI model comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Mistral Small (latest)

Compare pricing, context limits, supported inputs and deployment options to choose a model for your workflow.

Gemini 2.5 Flash from Google lists 1.05M context, 65.54K maximum output, $0.30 input per 1M tokens, $2.50 output per 1M tokens. Mistral Small (latest) from Mistral AI lists 256K context, 256K maximum output, $0.15 input per 1M tokens, $0.60 output per 1M tokens. Compare the inputs, outputs and deployment options below to see which fits your workflow.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

Google

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash from Google: Fast Gemini workhorse for multimodal apps where latency and price matter.

Context
1.05M
Max output
65.54K
Input / 1M tokens
$0.30
Output / 1M tokens
$2.50

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Audio input
  • Video input
  • PDF input

Produces

  • Text output
Full model profilegithub.com ↗
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Mistral AI

Mistral Small (latest)

Mistral Small (latest) from Mistral AI: Efficient Mistral model for fast chat, extraction, and production assistants.

Context
256K
Max output
256K
Input / 1M tokens
$0.15
Output / 1M tokens
$0.60

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input

Produces

  • Text output
Full model profilegithub.com ↗

At a glance

Key differences

Compare the available figures below, then try both models on the work you need to do.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

  • Context capacity: 1.05M

Mistral Small (latest)

  • Maximum output: 256K
  • Input price: $0.15
  • Output price: $0.60

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Gemini 2.5 Flash:1.05M

Mistral Small (latest):256K

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Gemini 2.5 Flash:65.54K

Mistral Small (latest):256K

Mistral Small (latest)

Input price

Lower listed token rate

Gemini 2.5 Flash:$0.30

Mistral Small (latest):$0.15

Mistral Small (latest)

Output price

Lower listed token rate

Gemini 2.5 Flash:$2.50

Mistral Small (latest):$0.60

Mistral Small (latest)

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Mistral Small (latest). Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationGemini 2.5 FlashMistral Small (latest)
ProviderGoogleMistral AI
Listed pricing routeGoogleMistral AI
Model familygemini-flashmistral-small
Accepted inputstext, image, audio, video, pdftext, image
Produced outputstexttext
Context window1.05MHigher256K
Max output65.54K256KHigher
Input price / 1M$0.30$0.15Lower
Output price / 1M$2.50$0.60Lower
Reasoning modeDocumentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedDocumented
Audio inputDocumentedNot documented
Structured outputDocumentedNot documented
LicenseProprietaryOpen weights

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider Gemini 2.5 Flash if you need larger context. Consider Mistral Small (latest) if you need larger maximum output or a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Mistral Small (latest) offers downloadable weights; Gemini 2.5 Flash is listed as a proprietary model. Compare licence terms and operating costs before choosing a deployment. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Documentation and model profiles

Explore each model’s features, API requirements and licence terms in the sources below.

Questions people ask

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

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