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Mixtral 8x22B Instruct vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is 3.5× cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 basis. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts the larger context window (1.0M).

Head to head
Blended price uses a 3:1 input:output mix
Mixtral 8x22B InstructGemini 3.5 Flash Lite
ProviderMistral AIGoogle
Input $/1M$2.00$0.300
Output $/1M$6.00$2.50
Blended $/1M$3.00$0.850
Context window66K1.0M
Max output52K66K
ReleasedApr 2024Jul 2026
LicenceOpen weightsProprietary
GPQA Diamond 34.1% 83.3%
Benchmark scores independently run and published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0. Only benchmarks with a score for BOTH models are compared.
Choose Mixtral 8x22B Instruct if…
  • Open weights — self-hostable
Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite if…
  • Costs less per token — $0.850 vs $3.00 blended
  • Higher GPQA Diamond (83.3% vs 34.1%)
  • Larger context window (1.0M)
  • Newer model (released Jul 2026)
FAQ
Which is better, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
Across the 1 benchmark both models have independently-run scores for, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct leads on 0 and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads on 1. Benchmarks are one input — price and context window are on this page too.
Is Mixtral 8x22B Instruct cheaper than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper: $0.850 versus $3.00 per million tokens blended at 3:1 input:output. Input alone: $2.00 vs $0.300. Output alone: $6.00 vs $2.50.
What context windows do Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite have?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct: 65,536 tokens. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 1,048,576 tokens.
Who makes Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is made by Google.
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