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Gemini 3.0 Flash vs Ministral 3 3B-25-12

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Google
Gemini 3.0 Flash
Mistral
Ministral 3 3B-25-12
Overview
CompanyGoogleMistral
Release dateDec 17 2025Dec 2 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
90.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
78%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 3 3B-25-12 shipped 15 days before Gemini 3.0 Flash

Which is better: Gemini 3.0 Flash or Ministral 3 3B-25-12?

Gemini 3.0 Flash leads Ministral 3 3B-25-12 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Ministral 3 3B-25-12 shipped 15 days before Gemini 3.0 Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 3.0 Flash is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Gemini 3.0 Flash released?
Gemini 3.0 Flash was released by Google on Dec 17 2025.
When was Ministral 3 3B-25-12 released?
Ministral 3 3B-25-12 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.
Is Gemini 3.0 Flash or Ministral 3 3B-25-12 open source?
Ministral 3 3B-25-12 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. Gemini 3.0 Flash is a proprietary model released by Google.

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