Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) vs Ministral 3 8B

Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) 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.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.6 (Max)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
31.90
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.

MetricClaude Opus 4.6 (Max)Ministral 3 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)31.95.5−82.8% Ministral 3 8B is 82.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$27.47— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)38.11s5.35s−86.0% Ministral 3 8B is 86.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.15 / $0.15
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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