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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 vs Magistral Small

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 comes out ahead, 67 to 49 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    67/100
    • ECI133.8
    • Price$0.12 / $0.48
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17

  2. Mistral AI

    Magistral Small

    Released Jun 10, 2025

    49/100
    • ECI133.1
    • Price$0.50 / $1.50
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove Magistral Small

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01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is our pick

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against Magistral Small (49). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 133.8 · Magistral Small 133.1
  • Lowest priceGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 $0.21 · Magistral Small $0.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 1,048,576 · Magistral Small 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Magistral Small: Text
  • Self-hostingMagistral SmallPublishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Magistral Small
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%5756
Price25%7953
Inputs & features15%9035
Context window10%6125
Overall100%67/10049/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 vs Magistral Small specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17GoogleMagistral SmallMistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)133.8 (best)133.1
ECI rank#132 of 165 (best)#134 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—56.1%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—30.0%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.12 (best)$0.50
Output$0.48 (best)$1.50
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.21 (best)$0.75
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsYesNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenApache 2.0
API model ID——
API providers22
ReleasedJun 17, 2025Jun 10, 2025
Knowledge cutoffJan 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17$2.16
  • Magistral Small$8.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 or Magistral Small?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against Magistral Small (49). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 or Magistral Small?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is cheaper at $0.12 input / $0.48 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Magistral Small costs $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.21 per million tokens for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 versus $0.75 for Magistral Small (3.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 133.8 (#132 of 165) and Magistral Small 133.1 (#134 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (130.1–136.1 vs 129.4–134.4), so treat the gap as small.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 and Magistral Small yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 131,072 for Magistral Small. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 up to 65,536, Magistral Small up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Magistral Small accepts text. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Magistral Small publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is the newest, released Jun 17, 2025. Magistral Small came out Jun 10, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 Jan 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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