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Gemini 3.1 Pro vs Mistral Small 3.1

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Google
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
Overview
CompanyGoogleMistral
Release dateFeb 19 2026Mar 17 2025
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 gapMistral Small 3.1 shipped 339 days before Gemini 3.1 Pro

Which is better: Gemini 3.1 Pro or Mistral Small 3.1?

Gemini 3.1 Pro leads Mistral Small 3.1 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Mistral Small 3.1 shipped 339 days before Gemini 3.1 Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3.1 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 Mistral Small 3.1 released?
Mistral Small 3.1 was released by Mistral on Mar 17 2025.
Is Gemini 3.1 Pro or Mistral Small 3.1 open source?
Mistral Small 3.1 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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