Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs MiniMax M1 80K vs Mistral Nemotron
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite comes out ahead, 84 to 45 and 25 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
84/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.40
- Context1.05M
MiniMaxMiniMax M1 80K
45/100- ECI—
- Price$0.55 / $2.20
- Context1M
NVIDIAMistral Nemotron
25/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context128K
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is our pick
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 84/100 against MiniMax M1 80K (45) and Mistral Nemotron (25). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite $0.175 · MiniMax M1 80K $0.963 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Mistral Nemotron unpriced
- Longest contextGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 1,048,576 · MiniMax M1 80K 1,000,000 · Mistral Nemotron 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · MiniMax M1 80K: Text · Mistral Nemotron: Text
- Self-hostingMiniMax M1 80KPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | MiniMax M1 80K | Mistral Nemotron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 100 | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 61 | 60 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 84/100 | 45/100 | 25/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Gemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGoogle | MiniMax M1 80KMiniMax | Mistral NemotronNVIDIA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.10 (best) | $0.55 | — |
| Output | $0.40 (best) | $2.20 | — |
| Cached input | $0.01 | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.175 (best) | $0.963 | — |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | — |
| Price source | Official Google API | Median of 5 providers | — |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 80,000 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenApache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | gemini-2.5-flash-lite | — | — |
| API providers | 24 (best) | 5 | — |
| Released | Jun 17, 2025 | Jun 17, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2025 | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$1.80
- MiniMax M1 80K$9.90
- Mistral Nemotron—
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, MiniMax M1 80K or Mistral Nemotron?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 84/100 against MiniMax M1 80K (45) and Mistral Nemotron (25). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, MiniMax M1 80K or Mistral Nemotron?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Google API price). MiniMax M1 80K costs $0.55 input / $2.20 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite versus $0.963 for MiniMax M1 80K (5.5× as much). Mistral Nemotron has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has not been scored yet, MiniMax M1 80K has not been scored yet and Mistral Nemotron has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, MiniMax M1 80K and Mistral Nemotron yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for MiniMax M1 80K and 128,000 for Mistral Nemotron. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite up to 65,536, MiniMax M1 80K up to 80,000, Mistral Nemotron up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; MiniMax M1 80K accepts text; Mistral Nemotron accepts text. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
MiniMax M1 80K publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Mistral Nemotron is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the newest, released Jun 17, 2025. MiniMax M1 80K came out Jun 17, 2025; Mistral Nemotron came out Jun 11, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 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.
