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Gemini 3.1 Pro vs Ministral 8B

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Google
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Mistral
Ministral 8B
Overview
CompanyGoogleMistral
Release dateFeb 19 2026Oct 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
94.3%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
80.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 8B shipped 506 days before Gemini 3.1 Pro

Which is better: Gemini 3.1 Pro or Ministral 8B?

Gemini 3.1 Pro leads Ministral 8B on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Ministral 8B shipped 506 days before Gemini 3.1 Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 8B is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 3.1 Pro 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 3.1 Pro released?
Gemini 3.1 Pro was released by Google on Feb 19 2026.
When was Ministral 8B released?
Ministral 8B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.
Is Gemini 3.1 Pro or Ministral 8B open source?
Ministral 8B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. Gemini 3.1 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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