Ministral 3 8B
Analysis Summary
Ministral 3 8B sits in the Efficient tier on our leaderboard, ranked #218 of 525 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.150 input and $0.150 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market.
Editorial notes
Ministral 3 8B from Mistral offers modest reasoning and coding at very low cost, but benchmark scores remain limited, making it suitable only for simple or high-volume low-stakes tasks.
Assessed April 26, 2026
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Performance Profile
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 | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
| Output | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
