Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs Ministral 3 8B

Kimi Linear 48B A3B 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.

KimiKimi Linear 48B A3B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.30
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.

MetricKimi Linear 48B A3B InstructMinistral 3 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)7.35.5−24.7% Ministral 3 8B is 24.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$27.47— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported4.92s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$0.15 / $0.15
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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