Apertus 8B Instruct vs Ministral 3 8B

Apertus 8B Instruct vs Ministral 3 8B. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Swiss AI InitiativeApertus 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
-
MistralMinistral 3 8BOff the frontier
Intelligence
5.50
Total cost
$27.5
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 8B InstructMinistral 3 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.85.5+14.6% Ministral 3 8B is 14.6% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$27.47— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.35s5.40s−26.5% Ministral 3 8B is 26.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.15 / $0.15
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