Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is Google’s frontier reasoning model, delivering enhanced software engineering performance, improved agentic reliability, and more efficient token usage across complex workflows. Building on the multimodal foundation …
Model details →Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Mistral's official instruct fine-tuned version of [Mixtral 8x22B](/models/mistralai/mixtral-8x22b). It uses 39B active parameters out of 141B, offering unparalleled cost efficiency for its size. Its strengths include: - strong math, coding,…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1.0M | 66K | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $2.00 | Tie |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $12.00 | $6.00 | 🏆 Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | — | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | — | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview better than Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?
Input: $2.00 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $12.00 vs $6.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct support?
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview supports up to 1.0M tokens. Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct supports up to 66K tokens.
Do both Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct support tool calling?
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: yes. Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct: yes.