Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Ministral 8B
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.9 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 7 categories and Ministral 8B in 1 category; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Ministral 8B leads 25.7 to 14.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 33% for Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and 27.1% for Ministral 8B.
- Ministral 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 28.2 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1202 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: —, Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 11.1% |
Reasoning Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1191 |
| DTBench | 50% | 45.7% |
Math Ministral 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1188 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.9% |
Knowledge Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 27.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1170 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.4% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Ministral 8B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1165 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1193 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1195 |
| LMArena French | 1234 | — |
| LMArena German | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1161 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1212 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1191 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1175 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1166 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Ministral 8B?
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.9 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Ministral 8B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.5 vs 35.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Ministral 8B share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 8B has 17.