Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512
Analysis Summary
Mistral Ministral 3 8B 2512 is a compact multimodal model from Mistral with vision, tool use, function calling, and a 262K context window at $0.15 per million tokens for both input and output. Reasoning and coding scores are modest but reasonable for an 8B-class model, and instruction following is adequate for straightforward tasks.
For businesses, this model is best suited to cost-sensitive pipelines requiring basic multimodal capability, simple content generation, or lightweight tool-use automation. It is not appropriate for complex reasoning, coding workflows, or tasks requiring high instruction-following precision. Agentic performance is limited.
At this price point, Ministral 3 8B 2512 offers good value for teams needing a cheap, broadly capable small model. The 14B sibling offers a meaningful capability step-up at only marginally higher cost, so teams with flexibility should consider that option for better output quality.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
Mistral Ministral 3 8B 2512 provides vision, tool use, function calling, and a 262K context window at very low cost, with moderate reasoning for an 8B-class model.
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Performance Profile
How Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 compares
Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 ranks #239 of 378 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #239 of 315 for coding, #214 of 289 for agentic tasks. Its 262K-token context window is larger than 81% of the models we list. At $0.15 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 57% of comparable models.
About Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512
A balanced model in the Ministral 3 family, Ministral 3 8B is a powerful, efficient tiny language model with vision capabilities.
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
mistralai/ministral-8b-2512
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| Provider | mistralai |
| Release Date | December 2, 2025 |
| Context Length | 262,144 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
| Output | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
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Frequently asked questions about Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512
How much does Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 cost?
Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512?
Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).
Is Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 ranks #239 of 315 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 do?
Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512?
Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 is developed by Mistral and was released on December 2, 2025.
