Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Mistral Large 4 (Public Preview)
Gemini 3.8 Flash from Google and Mistral Large 4 (Public Preview) from Mistral AI, side by side. Every figure comes from the model registry. No markup on model usage: you pay the provider's list price.
| Attribute |  Gemini 3.8 Flash |  Mistral Large 4 (Public Preview) |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Model id | google/gemini-3.8-flash | mistral/mistral-large-4 |
| Status | Available via Safeguard | Available via Safeguard |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.75 | $1.36 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $3.75 | $4.18 |
| Price notes | Paid tier. $0.75 in / $3.75 out (output includes thinking tokens) through 2026-12-31, rises to $1.50 / $7.50 from 2027-01-01. | List price, Mistral currently shows a sale price of $0.68 in / $2.09 out. Public preview model. |
| Context | 1.05M | 1M |
| Parameters | Not published | Not published |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | Not published |
| Modality | Text and image | Text and image |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Zero data retention | Not offered | Not offered |
| Prompts go to | Google (Gemini Developer API) | Mistral AI (global endpoint by default) |
| Retention | Paid tier: prompts and responses not used to improve Google products, but logged for a limited period for abuse monitoring, free tier content may be used to improve products | Preview model: Mistral's commercial terms let it use Customer Data and Outputs from Labs or Preview Models for training, and opt-out or ZDR preferences do not apply to them |
| Region | No region guarantee, data may be stored transiently or cached in any country where Google operates. Google points ZDR and enterprise processing needs to Vertex AI (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform) | Global by default, optional EU or US regional inference endpoints at 1.1x pricing |
| Price checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
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