Data points: 55
The readout for Gemini 3 Flash and Ministral 3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Gemini 3 Flash
Gemini 3 Flash currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
55 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 5 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Gemini 3 Flash
The charts below split 13 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Gemini 3 Flash vs Ministral 3gemini-3-flash-vs-ministral-3 | Model A Gemini 3 Flash | Model B Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Average speed, First-token latency |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Gemini 3 Flash | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Output price | $3.00/M#28 | $0.100/M |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Gemini 3 Flash | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Gemini 3 Flash | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | Gemini 3 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Gemini 3 Flash and Ministral 3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Gemini 3 Flash | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Gemini 3 Flash Gemini 3 Flash is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Ministral 3 Ministral 3 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Gemini 3 Flash leads across 55 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from Gemini 3 Flash vs Ministral 3 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Model metadata | Gemini 3 Flash exposes 1.0M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Audio input. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
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| Developer | No data | |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | No data |
| Max output | 65.5K tokens | No data |
| Released | Dec 2025 | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFileAudiovideo Output Text | No data |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputAudio inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Gemini | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | google/gemini-3-flash-preview | No data |
| References | No data | No data |
| Time to first answer token | 4.95 s#49 | 0.33 s#1 |
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| Time to first token | 4.95 s#81 | 0.33 s#2 |
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| MMLU-Pro | 88.2%#4 | 52.4%#79 |
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| Blended price | $1.13/M#42 | $0.100/M#5 |
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| Input price | $0.500/M#18 | $0.100/M#6 |
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| SciCode | 49.9%#13 | 14.4%#116 |
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| Output speed | 190.4 tok/s#14 | 172.1 tok/s#18 |
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speed / latency
208 tok/s / 2843ms
input / output
No data
933999 API0 tests | Gemini 3 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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ETC API0 tests | Gemini 3 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Ollama0 tests | Gemini 3 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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SMLC666 API0 tests | Gemini 3 Flash gemini-3-flash-preview speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.500/M / $3.00/M | Ministral 3 ministral-3:8b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M |
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.