Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper than Mistral Large 2 at $0.75/M vs $8/M input tokens.
| Spec | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.75/M tokens | $8/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.75/M tokens | $24/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Sep 2026 | Jul 2024 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3.8 Flash has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Gemini 3.8 Flash costs 6.4x less per token.
Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper on both: 11× input, 6.4× output.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Mistral Large 2 uses 79.6x more emoji