| Signal | Google Gemini Flash Latest | Delta | Devstral Small 1.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | +50 | |
Pricing | 97 | -3 | |
Context window size | 96 | +14 | |
Recency | 100 | +23 | |
Output Capacity | 80 | +60 | |
Benchmarks | 0 | -45 | |
| Overall Result | 4 wins | of 6 | 2 wins |
Score History
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Devstral Small 1.1
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47.2
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Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1 saves you $175.00/month
That's $2100.00/year compared to Google Gemini Flash Latest at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Google Gemini Flash Latest | Devstral Small 1.1 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40 | 47 | Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Rank | #195 | #175 | Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Quality Rank | #195 | #175 | Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Adoption Rank | #195 | #175 | Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 1049K | 131K | Google Gemini Flash Latest |
| Pricing | $0.50/$3.00/M | $0.10/$0.30/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 50 | Google Gemini Flash Latest |
| Pricing | 97 | 100 | Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Context window size | 96 | 81 | Google Gemini Flash Latest |
| Recency | 100 | 78 | Google Gemini Flash Latest |
| Output Capacity | 80 | 20 | Google Gemini Flash Latest |
| Benchmarks | -- | 45 | Devstral Small 1.1 |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 40/100 (rank #195), placing it in the top 33% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 47/100 (rank #175), placing it in the top 40% of all 290 models tracked.
Devstral Small 1.1 has a 7-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably better performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Devstral Small 1.1 offers 89% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $6.00/month with Devstral Small 1.1 vs $52.50/month with Google Gemini Flash Latest - a $46.50 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Devstral Small 1.1 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1049K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.30/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (47/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Devstral Small 1.1 has a moderate advantage with a 7.200000000000003-point lead in composite score. It wins on more signal dimensions, but Google Gemini Flash Latest has specific strengths that could make it the better choice for certain workflows.
Best for Quality
Google Gemini Flash Latest
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Devstral Small 1.1
89% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Google Gemini Flash Latest
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Google Gemini Flash Latest
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Google Gemini Flash Latest
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by ~google
by Mistral AI
| Capability | Google Gemini Flash Latest | Devstral Small 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
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| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
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Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1 saves you $3.96/month
That's 88% cheaper than Google Gemini Flash Latest at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Google Gemini Flash Latest | Devstral Small 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 1.0M | 131K |
| Max Output Tokens | 65,536 | -- |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Created | Apr 27, 2026 | Jul 10, 2025 |