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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 comes out ahead, 78 to 55 on our weighted score, though Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is 17% cheaper per token.

  1. Mistral AI

    Voxtral Small 24B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.40
    • Context33K
  2. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    78/100
    • ECI133.8
    • Price$0.12 / $0.48
    • Context1.05M
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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 78/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (55). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 wins on price. 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 · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 $0.21 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 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Voxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingVoxtral Small 24B 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightVoxtral Small 24B 2507Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17
Price50%8279
Inputs & features30%4590
Context window20%061
Overall100%55/10078/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 specifications side by side
SpecificationVoxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AIGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Google
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—133.8
ECI rank—#132 of 165
Price per million tokens
Input$0.10 (best)$0.12
Output$0.40 (best)$0.48
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.175 (best)$0.21
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Mistral APIMedian of 2 providers
Limits
Context window32,768 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioYesYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0Proprietary
API model IDvoxtral-small-latest—
API providers10 (best)2
ReleasedJul 15, 2025Jun 17, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Jan 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.80
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17$2.16
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (55). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 wins on price. 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, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 costs $0.12 input / $0.48 output per million tokens (median across 2 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 $0.21 for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 has an ECI of 133.8.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 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 Preview 06-17 has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 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 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the newest, released Jul 15, 2025. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 came out Jun 17, 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.