Ministral 3 3B
Analysis Summary
Ministral 3 3B is a small, inexpensive model from Mistral aimed at lightweight applications. Its reasoning, coding, and agentic scores are modest, reflecting its compact size and low compute footprint.
It can handle simple classification, extraction, or short-form generation tasks cheaply, but it is not suited to complex analysis, coding projects, or agentic workflows requiring multi-step reasoning.
Businesses with high-volume, low-complexity tasks and tight budgets may find it useful as a cost-efficient utility model, but it should not be relied upon for client-facing or technical work.
Assessed July 29, 2026
Editorial notes
Ministral 3 3B from Mistral is a low-cost compact model suited to simple tasks, with limited reasoning and coding depth.
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DFO Verdict
Ministral 3 3B from Mistral is a low-cost compact model suited to simple tasks, with limited reasoning and coding depth.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
6.8 Intelligence Index·4.8 Coding Index·1.6 Agentic Index·22 Math Index
How Ministral 3 3B compares
Ministral 3 3B ranks #306 of 401 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #165 of 176 for coding, #136 of 157 for agentic tasks. At $0.10 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 70% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.10 | $0.000100 |
| Output | $0.10 | $0.000100 |
What would Ministral 3 3B cost your business?
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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These numbers get smaller with the right architecture.
We route routine calls to cheap models and save Ministral 3 3B for the hard ones. Most clients cut their estimate by 60-80%.
Talk to our teamFrequently asked questions about Ministral 3 3B
How much does Ministral 3 3B cost?
Ministral 3 3B costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.10 per million output tokens.
Is Ministral 3 3B good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Ministral 3 3B ranks #165 of 176 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created Ministral 3 3B?
Ministral 3 3B is developed by Mistral and was released on December 2, 2025.
