Ministral 3 8B
Analysis Summary
Ministral 3 8B is the mid-size entry in Mistral's Ministral 3 family, priced at $0.15 per million tokens. Its intelligence index of 9.0 and coding index of 9.7 represent a meaningful improvement over the 3B model, and its MMLU Pro of 64.2% and livecodebench of 30.3% suggest reasonable general knowledge and basic coding capability. Math index of 31.7 and AIME25 of 31.7% indicate moderate quantitative reasoning.
For businesses, this model fits lightweight automation tasks: drafting short-form content, simple code generation, FAQ answering, or structured data extraction at high volume and low cost. Its agentic index of 15.6 and low terminal bench score mean it is not suited for complex multi-step agent workflows or production coding pipelines.
At $0.15/1M tokens it is among the cheapest options with functional coding capability. Teams running high-volume, low-complexity pipelines where cost efficiency is paramount will find it a practical choice, but should not expect frontier-level output quality.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
Ministral 3 8B from Mistral offers a step up in reasoning and coding over the 3B variant at a still-low $0.15/1M price, making it a cost-effective option for lightweight business automation.
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Performance Profile
How Ministral 3 8B compares
Ministral 3 8B ranks #247 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #125 of 139 for coding, #217 of 293 for agentic tasks. At $0.15 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 57% of comparable models.
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
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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 | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
| Output | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
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Frequently asked questions about Ministral 3 8B
How much does Ministral 3 8B cost?
Ministral 3 8B costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens.
Is Ministral 3 8B good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Ministral 3 8B ranks #125 of 139 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created Ministral 3 8B?
Ministral 3 8B is developed by Mistral and was released on December 2, 2025.
