Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 (thinking)vsMistral Small 4
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 (thinking) has a larger context window than Mistral Small 4 (1.0M tokens vs 262K tokens).
| Spec | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 (thinking) | Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.15/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.5/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 262K tokens |
| Released | May 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Our Verdict
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 (thinking)
Mistral Small 4Runner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 (thinking) has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mistral Small 4 costs 5.8x less per token.
Too close to call
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Cost per 1M tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 (thinking)
Input
$0.15
Output
$3.50
Mistral Small 4
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
5.8× cheaper
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
33%
Mistral Small 4 uses 58.0x more hedging
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 (thinking)
Mistral Small 4
70%Vocabulary50%
11wSentence Length18w
0.00Hedging0.58
4.2Bold9.0
7.3Lists5.6
0.00Emoji0.19
0.00Headings1.10
0.00Transitions0.12
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