Ministral 3 3B
Analysis Summary
Ministral 3 3B is Mistral's smallest model in the Ministral 3 family, priced at just $0.10 per million tokens for both input and output. At this price point it is one of the most cost-efficient options available, but its intelligence index of 6.8 and coding index of 4.8 reflect the significant capability trade-offs that come with a 3B parameter model. MMLU Pro at 52.4% and GPQA at 35.8% confirm limited performance on complex tasks.
For businesses, this model is best reserved for high-volume, low-complexity tasks: simple classification, keyword extraction, short-form summarisation, or routing logic where cost per call matters more than answer quality. Its agentic index of 24.9 and very low LCR score of 11.7% make it unsuitable for multi-step reasoning or autonomous workflows.
At $0.10/1M tokens it is cheap, but teams should be clear-eyed that the capability ceiling is low. Use it as a fast, cheap first-pass layer in a pipeline, not as a standalone reasoning engine.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
Ministral 3 3B from Mistral is an ultra-cheap small model suited to simple classification or extraction tasks, with limited reasoning and coding capability at this parameter count.
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Performance Profile
How Ministral 3 3B compares
Ministral 3 3B ranks #290 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #134 of 139 for coding, #163 of 293 for agentic tasks. At $0.10 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 67% of comparable models.
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
| Provider | Mistral |
| Release Date | December 2, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.10 | $0.000100 |
| Output | $0.10 | $0.000100 |
Frequently 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 #134 of 139 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.
