AI model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
Mistral Medium 3.5 is a dense 128B instruction-following model from Mistral AI.
- Input / 1M
- $1.50
- Output / 1M
- $7.50
- Context
- 262K
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro is Google’s state-of-the-art AI model designed for advanced reasoning, coding, mathematics, and scientific tasks.
Gemini 2.5 Pro is scheduled to be retired on October 20, 2026. Consider Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview instead.
- Input / 1M
- $1.25
- Output / 1M
- $10
- Context
- 1.05M
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Mistral Medium 3.5
1.1x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Gemini 2.5 Pro
16.1 vs 14.2 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Gemini 2.5 Pro
1.05M vs 262K tokens
Newer release
Mistral Medium 3.5
Released April 30, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Mistral Medium 3.514.2Gemini 2.5 Pro16.1Coding index
Mistral Medium 3.546.9Gemini 2.5 Pro33.3Agentic index
Mistral Medium 3.57Gemini 2.5 Pro1.6Pricing
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.50 | $1.25 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $7.50 | $10 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | Not available | $0.13 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | $0.38 |
| Long-context pricingPer 1M tokens, for very long prompts | Same rate at any length | $2.50 in / $15 out above 200K |
| Web searchPer request | Not available | $0.014 |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Mistral Medium 3.5$6.75Gemini 2.5 Pro$7.50Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Mistral Medium 3.5$75Gemini 2.5 Pro$77.50$43.75 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Mistral Medium 3.5$240Gemini 2.5 Pro$207.50$38.75 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 262K tokens | 1.05M tokens |
| Max output | 210K tokens | 66K tokens |
| Input types | File, Image, Text | Audio, File, Image, Text, Video |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | High, None | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | High | Not available |
| Release date | April 30, 2026 | June 17, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
Keep exploring
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Our take
Mistral Medium 3.5 is 1.1x cheaper for a typical chat. Gemini 2.5 Pro scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (16.1 vs 14.2). Gemini 2.5 Pro has the larger context window (1.05M vs 262K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or Gemini 2.5 Pro cheaper?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Mistral Medium 3.5 costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens, while Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Mistral Medium 3.5 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
Gemini 2.5 Pro supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 262K for Mistral Medium 3.5.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 smarter than Gemini 2.5 Pro?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Mistral Medium 3.5 scores 14.2 and Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 16.1, putting Gemini 2.5 Pro ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Mistral Medium 3.5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Mistral Medium 3.5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Mistral Medium 3.5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.