audio model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview vs Voxtral Small Transcribe 3
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview and Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 are both current audio models, from Google and Mistral AI. Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview lists $0.0368 (input and output combined) and Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 $0.004 per audio minute, at different tiers, so the prices are not like for like.
Data verified October 23, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-23
Side by side
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview and Voxtral Small Transcribe 3, line by line
Prices in effect today, compared at the same tier wherever both list one. The better value in each row is highlighted.
| Fact | Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview | Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price per audio minute | $0.0368 (input and output combined) | $0.004 |
| Specs | ||
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Release date | Not reported | October 20, 2026 |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | Not reported |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | Not reported |
| Input | audio | audio |
| Output | text, audio | text |
The two list prices for different tiers, shown in brackets, so neither is marked cheaper.
Charts
Against every current audio model
Where Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview and Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 land among the current models of their task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.
Where each stands
No independent benchmark has scored either model yet, so the tiles rank their prices among the current models of their task.
Price and context
Price per audio minute
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview:#13of 13
$0.0368 · cheaper than 0%
Voxtral Small Transcribe 3:#4of 13
$0.004 · cheaper than 75%
Cost
What each costs
Example workloads at each provider's listed rates, then every other rate either one lists. The cheaper figure in each row is highlighted.
| Workload or rate | Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview | Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Example workloads | ||
| 100 hours of audio | $220.80 (input and output combined) | $24 |
Verdict
When to choose each
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview
Where it leads
- Also outputs audio
- Supports realtime voice
Best for
- Realtime spoken-language translation
Watch out for
- This preview endpoint supports translation only, rather than tools or instructions, and may change before stable release
Voxtral Small Transcribe 3
Where it leads
- Supports speech-to-text, speaker diarization and audio understanding
Best for
- Multilingual meeting and call transcription with speaker labels
- Speech pipelines that must stay on EU-hosted infrastructure
Watch out for
- Released as a public preview, so behaviour and pricing may change
- Mistral comparisons are its own, and no independent word error rate is recorded here yet
From benchmark to production
Building on Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview or Voxtral Small Transcribe 3?
Public scores rarely hold on your own data. We test both models on your real tasks, then build the agent or pipeline around the one that wins.
FAQ
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview vs Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 FAQ
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview or Voxtral Small Transcribe 3?
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview lists $0.0368 (input and output combined) and Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 $0.004 per audio minute, at different tiers, so the prices are not like for like.
How do Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview and Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 differ in features?
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview produces text and audio; Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 produces text. Only Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview supports realtime voice. Only Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 supports speech-to-text, speaker diarization and audio understanding.
Further reading
More on Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview and Voxtral Small Transcribe 3
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Production evaluation
Choosing between Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview and Voxtral Small Transcribe 3?
Public benchmarks narrow the shortlist. We run both on your own tasks, data and cost limits, then build the routing and review controls to run the winner in production.
- A head-to-head evaluation on your real workload
- Routing between models by cost and difficulty