Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High) vs Ministral 3 8B

Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High) 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.

SpaceXAIGrok 3 mini Reasoning (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
14.60
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.

MetricGrok 3 mini Reasoning (High)Ministral 3 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)14.65.5−62.3% Ministral 3 8B is 62.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$27.47— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)43.62s4.96s−88.6% Ministral 3 8B is 88.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.30 / $0.50$0.15 / $0.15
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