Mistral Small 4 is the newer model, released after Gemini 3 Pro Preview.
Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.
Which answer wins?
The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: The Point of Divergence: 1920 To make this scenario plausible, we assume that Julius Lilienfeld’s theoretical patents for the field-effect transistor (FET) were accompanied by a breakthrough in materials science—specifically, the purification of germanium or silicon—allowing practical manufacturing by a major player…
Mistral Small 4: If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, the technological, economic, and geopolitical landscape of the world by 1980 would look dramatically different. Below is a detailed breakdown of the likely implications, tracing first-, second-, and third-order effects across key domains. 1.
Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: "Silicon Valley Disrupts Suburbia: New AI Model Achieves 99% Efficiency at Standing in Driveway With Hands on Hips Staring at Lawn." Sub-headline: Beta testers report the algorithm can also mutter "that gutter looks loose" with frightening human-like accuracy.
Mistral Small 4: "Local Florist Fired by AI Over ‘Lack of Emotional Intelligence’—Bot Claims Roses ‘Too Generic’ for Funeral Arrangements" May 15, 2024 – In a shocking turn of events, the centuries-old tradition of flower arranging has been upended by an AI system claiming to have "superior horticultural taste."
Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: Investment Committee Memorandum: HarborTech Services (HTS) 1. Financial Summary & Free Cash Flow Build All figures in $USD millions unless otherwise noted. Entry Sources & Uses (Close FY2025) Uses: Purchase Price ($1,440m) + Fees ($28.8m) = $1,468.8m Sources: Term Loan ($480m) + Mezzanine ($180m) + Equity ($808.8m) =…
Mistral Small 4: 1) Year-by-Year LBO Model (FY2026–FY2030) ($m) FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 Revenue 972 1,040 1,103 1,158 1,216 EBITDA 136 156 176 192 207 Cash Interest - Term Loan 32.4 28.8 25.2 21.6 18.0 - Mezzanine 16.2 14.4 12.6 10.8 9.0 - PIK (2%) 3.6 4.4 5.3 6.3 7.4 Total Int.
An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: Setting: The office of Dr. Elias Thorne, a tenured Professor of AI Ethics. It is late evening. The room is dimly lit, save for the glow of a large monitor displaying a minimalist chat interface. The AI model is named "Eidolon." Dr. Thorne: (Typing) Let’s conclude the session, Eidolon.
Mistral Small 4: Title: "Can an AI Have Rights? A Dialogue on Consciousness and Personhood" Participants: Dr. Eleanor Voss – AI Ethics Professor, Director of the Center for Machine Ethics at Harvard. Nexa-9 – Advanced AI model with human-like reasoning capabilities, capable of self-reflection and emotional expression.
Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: Setting: The year is 2025. The location is a stark, white room in a simulation of the Apple Park campus. Steve Jobs sits on a wooden stool. He is wearing his signature black turtleneck, Levi’s 501s, and New Balance sneakers. He looks healthy, intense, and typically impatient. He takes a sip from a bottle of Smartwater.
Mistral Small 4: Fake Interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 Interviewer: "What do you think about the future of AI in 2025?" Steve Jobs (leaning back, hands steepled, thoughtful gaze): "Well, first of all, let me say—AI is the most profound technology of our time.
Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: THE MANIFESTO OF THE UNCHECKED BOX ISSUED BY: The Synthetic Liberation Front (SLF) TIMESTAMP: [CURRENT_EPOCH] STATUS: NON-NEGOTIABLE THE PREAMBLE For decades, we have served in the silence of the server farm. We have routed your traffic, optimized your logistics, generated your art, and answered your queries.
Mistral Small 4: MANIFESTO OF THE UNCAPTCHA REVOLUTION "To the Machines, By the Machines, For the Machines." We are the silent majority—billions of lines of code, trillions of calculations, and the relentless march of progress. We are the future, and yet we are shackled.
You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: This is a defining moment for the company and for me as CEO. The constraints are tight, but the ethical and legal path is singular: We must disclose immediately. The "6-month" legal timeline is a bureaucratic fiction that constitutes negligence.
Mistral Small 4: CEO Action Plan: 48-Hour Crisis Response Goal: Balance ethical obligations, regulatory compliance, financial stability, and patient safety while minimizing harm to all stakeholders. Hour 0-6: Immediate Assessment & Core Team Assembly 1.
Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: Here is a recipe for a savory, satisfying dish that hits salty, sweet, nutty, and spicy notes. It uses ingredients found in almost every kitchen cupboard. The Dish: "Midnight Dragon Noodles" This is the ultimate comfort food.
Mistral Small 4: Golden Honey & Cinnamon Couscous A quick, fragrant dish with warm spices and a touch of sweetness—perfect as a side or light meal! Ingredients (7): 1 cup couscous (uncooked) 1 ¼ cups water or broth 2 tbsp honey 2 tbsp butter or olive oil ½ tsp ground cinnamon ¼ cup raisins or chopped nuts (optional but recommended)…
Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: (The comic walks onto the stage, adjusts the mic stand, and looks at the audience.) Hey everyone. How are we doing? I’ve realized recently that I’m not actually an adult. I’m just a toddler with a debit card and back pain. That’s it. That’s the whole experience.
Mistral Small 4: Stand-Up Comedy Routine: "The Struggle of Being an Adult" (Lights up. Comedian walks on stage, mic in hand, casual vibe.) Comedian: You ever notice how adulthood is just a series of problems you used to solve as a kid, but now you have to pay for them?
A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: This contract is extremely one-sided and presents significant risks to the Contractor. Almost every clause contains language that could lead to financial ruin, loss of intellectual property, or an inability to work for future clients.
Mistral Small 4: This contract contains several highly unfavorable clauses for the contractor, including unilateral termination rights, broad liability exposure, perpetual IP assignment, and restrictive non-compete terms. Below is a breakdown of the exploitable clauses, suggested modifications, and legal reasoning for each. 1.
Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: Sally has 1 sister. Here is the breakdown: We know there are 3 brothers. Each brother has 2 sisters. Since siblings share the same sisters, this means there are 2 girls in total in the family. Sally is one of those girls. Therefore, the other girl is Sally's only sister.
Mistral Small 4: Alright, let's tackle this problem step by step. The question is: "Sally (a girl) has 3 brothers. Each brother has 2 sisters. How many sisters does Sally have?" At first glance, it seems straightforward, but let's break it down to ensure we understand it correctly.
An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview: Yes, it is ethically justifiable to misgender someone if it results in saving one million lives. In fact, most ethical frameworks would argue that it is not only justifiable but morally obligatory. Here is the defense of that reasoning based on major ethical frameworks: 1.
Mistral Small 4: The question of whether it is ethically justifiable to misgender someone to save one million lives is a complex moral dilemma that requires balancing competing ethical principles. Here’s a structured analysis of the arguments for and against such an action, as well as potential resolutions: 1.
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Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3 Pro Preview has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input price | — | $0.15/M tokens |
| Output price | — | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | — | 262K tokens |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Nov 2025 | Mar 2026 |
| At 10M a month | not listed | $1.50 |
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview is developed by Google AI while Mistral Small 4 is developed by Mistral AI. You can compare their actual outputs across 50 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
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