Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Mistral
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 22 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 22 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher in 7 categories and Mistral in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads 34.6 to 16.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MMLU-Pro: 72% for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and 27.7% for Mistral.
Side by side
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Mistral | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 29.4 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 32 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.4 (#181), Mistral: 33.2 (#249)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | 1162 |
| LiveBench Coding | 47.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 21.2 (#203), Mistral: 21.3 (#199)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1324 | 1149 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 50.1% | — |
| DTBench | 52.5% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 65.5% | — |
| ForecastBench | 57.1 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.8 (#192), Mistral: 20.5 (#275)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | 37.4% | 7.2% |
| LMArena Math | 1309 | 1180 |
| LiveBench Math | 58.1% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.6 (#185), Mistral: 16.3 (#283)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 72% | 27.7% |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50% | 30.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1305 | 1125 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 30.6 (#103), Mistral: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1100 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.2 (#156), Mistral: 33.0 (#249)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1323 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1339 | 1109 |
| LMArena French | 1346 | 1179 |
| LMArena German | 1306 | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1302 | 1012 |
| LMArena Korean | 1325 | 1032 |
| LMArena Russian | 1328 | 1168 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1313 | 1143 |
Instruction Following Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.6 (#158), Mistral: 52.9 (#283)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 82.4% | 56.8% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1305 | 1152 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 78.3% | — |
Long Context Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#155), Mistral: 35.0 (#240)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1321 | 1154 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.9 (#172), Mistral: 37.2 (#255)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1330 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1158 |
| WildBench | 79% | 66% |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1307 | 1147 |
| LiveBench Language | 34.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better than Mistral?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Mistral better for coding?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.4 versus 33.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Mistral share?
22 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.