Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Ministral 3 14B 2512

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Google

$0.25 / $1.50

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Ministral 3 14B 2512

Mistral AI

$0.20 / $0.20

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Ministral 3 14B 2512 is 2.8× cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (15.6 vs 6). Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has the larger context window (1M vs 262K).

	Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview	Ministral 3 14B 2512
Input price / 1M	$0.25	$0.20
Output price / 1M	$1.50	$0.20
Blended price (3:1)	$0.56	$0.20
Cached input / 1M	$0.025	$0.02
Context window	1M	262K
Max output	66K	210K
Intelligence index	15.6	6
Coding index	34.7	14.4
Providers	—	3
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	99.7%
Vision input	Yes	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	No
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-03-03	2025-12-02
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Ministral 3 14B 2512?

Ministral 3 14B 2512 is 2.8× cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Ministral 3 14B 2512: which has a bigger context window?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview: 1,048,576 tokens. Ministral 3 14B 2512: 262,144 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview ≈ $1,250, Ministral 3 14B 2512 ≈ $500.00.

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