Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Mistral Large
Head-to-head API pricing and cost comparison between Google’s Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Mistral’s Mistral Large. Prices auto-refresh daily from OpenRouter.
Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is 38% cheaper for input tokens; Mistral Large wins on output tokens at $6.00/1M.
Side-by-side comparison
| Spec | Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Mistral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Input price (per 1M) | $1.25 | $2.00 |
| Cached input (per 1M) | $0.13 | $0.20 |
| Output price (per 1M) | $10.00 | $6.00 |
| Batch input (per 1M) | — | — |
| Batch output (per 1M) | — | — |
| Reasoning price (per 1M) | $10.00 | — |
| Context window | 1049K | 128K |
| Vision support | Yes | No |
| Caching support | Yes | Yes |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Reasoning capability | Yes | No |
Monthly cost at volume
Estimated monthly API spend at common production traffic levels (input/output tokens per request shown).
| Volume | Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Mistral Large | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
1K req/day 500in / 200out tokens | $78.75 | $66.00 | $12.75 Mistral Large wins |
10K req/day 1500in / 500out tokens | $2,063 | $1,800 | $262.50 Mistral Large wins |
100K req/day 3000in / 800out tokens | $35,250 | $32,400 | $2,850 Mistral Large wins |
1M req/day 8000in / 2000out tokens | $900,000 | $840,000 | $60,000 Mistral Large wins |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Mistral Large?
For input tokens, Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is roughly 38% cheaper at $1.25/1M vs $2.00/1M. For output tokens, Mistral Large wins at $6.00/1M. Real-world cost depends on your input/output ratio — use the calculator to model your actual workload.
What’s the context window difference?
Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has a context window of 1049K tokens. Mistral Large offers 128K tokens. Larger context windows are valuable for long documents, RAG pipelines, and multi-turn conversations — but they come with higher input-token bills if you fill them every request.
Should I use Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Mistral Large?
Choose Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 if you’re already on the Google stack, want reasoning capabilities, or prefer its lower input price. Choose Mistral Large for Mistral’s ecosystem, or its cheaper output tokens. Run a small benchmark on your own prompts before committing — price is only one axis.
How are these prices kept current?
Prices are pulled directly from OpenRouter’s public models API once every 24 hours via a Convex cron job, then normalized to per-1M-token figures. Last refresh: May 28, 2026.