Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Pixtral Large (25.02) vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 comes out ahead, 55 to 48 and 33 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
GoogleGemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
48/100- ECI—
- Price$1.22 / $9.75
- Context1.05M
Mistral AIPixtral Large (25.02)
33/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $6.00
- Context128K
- Our pickMistral AI
Voxtral Small 24B 2507
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.40
- Context33K
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is our pick
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 (48) and Pixtral Large (25.02) (33). It leads on price. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 wins 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 priceVoxtral Small 24B 2507Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.175 · Pixtral Large (25.02) $3.00 · Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 $3.35 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 1,048,576 · Pixtral Large (25.02) 128,000 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio · Pixtral Large (25.02): Text, Images · Voxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio
- Self-hostingVoxtral Small 24B 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Pixtral Large (25.02) | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 24 | 26 | 82 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 50 | 45 |
| Context window | 20% | 61 | 24 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 48/100 | 33/100 | 55/100 |
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 Pro Preview 06-05Google | Pixtral Large (25.02)Mistral AI | Voxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.22 | $2.00 | $0.10 (best) |
| Output | $9.75 | $6.00 | $0.40 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $3.35 | $3.00 | $0.175 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Median of 3 providers | Official Mistral API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No | Yes |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | — | voxtral-small-latest |
| API providers | 4 | 3 | 10 (best) |
| Released | Jun 5, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 31, 2025 | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05$31.69
- Pixtral Large (25.02)$32.00
- Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.80
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05, Pixtral Large (25.02) or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 (48) and Pixtral Large (25.02) (33). It leads on price. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 wins 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 Pro Preview 06-05, Pixtral Large (25.02) or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Pixtral Large (25.02) costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers); Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 costs $1.22 input / $9.75 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 versus $3.00 for Pixtral Large (25.02) (17× as much) and $3.35 for Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 (19× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has not been scored yet, Pixtral Large (25.02) has not been scored yet and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05, Pixtral Large (25.02) and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 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 Pro Preview 06-05 has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 128,000 for Pixtral Large (25.02) and 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 up to 65,536, Pixtral Large (25.02) up to 8,192, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 accepts text, images, PDFs and audio; Pixtral Large (25.02) accepts text and images; Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Pixtral Large (25.02) is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the newest, released Jul 15, 2025. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 came out Jun 5, 2025; Pixtral Large (25.02) came out Apr 8, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 Jan 31, 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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