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Updated Sep 2026

Gemini 3.8 FlashvsMistral Large 2

Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper than Mistral Large 2 at $0.75/M vs $8/M input tokens.

Gemini 3.8 Flash and Mistral Large 2 compared across 23 shared prompts
SpecGemini 3.8 FlashMistral Large 2
Input price$0.75/M tokens$8/M tokens
Output price$3.75/M tokens$24/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens128K tokens
WeightsClosedOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Jul 2024
Our Verdict
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Mistral Large 2
Mistral Large 2Runner-up

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.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 3.8 Flash
Input
$0.75
11× cheaper
Output
$3.75
6.4× cheaper
Mistral Large 2
Input
$8.00
Output
$24.00

Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper on both: 11× input, 6.4× output.

Where to run it

3 hosts, cheapest first

Gemini 3.8 Flash2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.38 in·$1.88 out·1M·96.4% upGoogle AI Studio$0.75 in·$3.75 out·1M·99.8% up
Mistral Large 21 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Mistral$2.00 in·$6.00 out·131k·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
42%

Mistral Large 2 uses 79.6x more emoji

Gemini 3.8 Flash
Mistral Large 2
63%Vocabulary43%
20wSentence Length21w
0.17Hedging0.39
4.0Bold14.4
2.4Lists7.4
0.01Emoji0.80
0.84Headings1.41
0.06Transitions0.01
Based on 27 + 10 text responses
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