Objective To investigate the value of application of conventional white light endoscopy (C-WLE), magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging (ME-NBI), and mini-probe endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), alone or in combination, in qualitative diagnosis of gastric cancer and the accuracy in invasion depth assessment of gastric cancer. Methods A total of 116 patients with gastric symptoms or high-risk factors for gastric cancer admitted to Xinyang People's Hospital from May 2022 to May 2024 were prospectively enrolled. All patients underwent C-WLE, ME-NBI, and mini-probe EUS examinations. With postoperative histopathological results as the gold standard, the consistency of C-WLE, ME-NBI, and mini-probe EUS, used alone or in combination, with histopathological examination results was evaluated, the qualitative diagnostic performance of different examination modalities was compared, and the accuracy of combined examination in assessing tumor invasion depth was analyzed. Results Among the 116 patients, 20 cases (17.24%) were pathologically confirmed as gastric cancer. C-WLE, ME-NBI, and mini-probe EUS, used alone or in combination, showed good consistency with postoperative histopathology (Kappa=0.635-0.723, all P<0.05), with the combined examination yielding the lowest Kappa value (0.635); the combined examination achieved the highest qualitative diagnostic sensitivity (85.00%), which was superior to that of any single examination (all P<0.05), and no statistically significant intergroup difference was observed in specificity and accuracy (all P>0.05). A total of 127 lesions were identified by postoperative histopathology. The overall accuracy of the combined examination for invasion depth assessment was 86.61% (110/127). The weighted accuracy allowing adjacent-grade error reached 96.7%, with a weighted Kappa of 0.629. Misjudgments were predominantly overestimation (16 cases), and only 1 case was underestimated. Conclusion Individual and combined use of the 3 endoscopic modalities possess high value for qualitative diagnosis of gastric cancer. Although the combined examination does not improve diagnostic consistency, it achieves optimal sensitivity and shows prominent advantages in invasion depth assessment, especially with a low underestimation rate for deep-seated lesions, which can provide reliable evidence for therapeutic decision-making.