Ministral 3 14B vs Mistral Small 3.1
Which is better for the money: Ministral 3 14B by Mistral or Mistral Small 3.1 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Mistral Small 3.1
Mistral Small 3.1 vs Ministral 3 14B: 18.3% more intelligence, 25.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 34.7% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Ministral 3 14B | Mistral Small 3.1 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 6.0 | 7.1 | +18.3% Mistral Small 3.1 is 18.3% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $37.56 | $27.82 | −25.9% Mistral Small 3.1 is 25.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 7.57s | 10.20s | +34.7% Mistral Small 3.1 is 34.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $0.20 | $0.08 / $0.14 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Ministral 3 14B is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- Mistral Small 3.1 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
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