Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 wins on more metrics (7 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 | Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 21.6✓ | 18.8 |
| Coding Index | 18.2✓ | 13.6 |
| GPQA Diamond | 71%✓ | 58% |
| Design Arena Elo | 1144 | 1163✓ |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 136✓ | 38 |
| Latency | 368ms | 297ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.100✓ | $0.400 |
| Output price /M | $0.400✓ | $2.00 |
| Context window | 1.0M✓ | 131K |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSONVisionAudio | ToolsJSONVision |