Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Ministral 14B
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite comes out ahead, 83 to 63 on our weighted score.
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
83/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.40
- Context1.05M
Mistral AIMinistral 14B
63/100- ECI—
- Price$0.175 / $0.175
- Context262K
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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is our pick
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 83/100 against Ministral 14B (63). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. 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 priceSame priceGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite $0.175 · Ministral 14B $0.175 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 1,048,576 · Ministral 14B 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Ministral 14B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingMinistral 14BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | Ministral 14B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 82 | 82 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 100 | 50 |
| Context window | 20% | 61 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 83/100 | 63/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. 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 | Ministral 14BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.10 (best) | $0.175 |
| Output | $0.40 | $0.175 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.01 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.175 | $0.175 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Google API | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | Yes | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenApache-2.0 |
| API model ID | gemini-2.5-flash-lite | — |
| API providers | 24 (best) | 2 |
| Released | Jun 17, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2025 | — |
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- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$1.80
- Ministral 14B$2.10
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Ministral 14B?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 83/100 against Ministral 14B (63). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. 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 or Ministral 14B?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Ministral 14B cost the same: $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has not been scored yet and Ministral 14B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Ministral 14B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both 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 262,144 for Ministral 14B. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite up to 65,536, Ministral 14B up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Ministral 14B accepts text and images. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Ministral 14B publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Ministral 14B is the newest, released Dec 2, 2025. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite came out Jun 17, 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.
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