Ministral 3 14B vs Mistral Small 3.2
Which is better for the money: Ministral 3 14B by Mistral or Mistral Small 3.2 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Mistral Small 3.2 scores 1.0 points higher (7.0 vs 6.0) but costs 3.2× as much to run the benchmark ($122 vs $37.6; mid-range vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Mistral Small 3.2 when you need intelligence above 6.0, and Ministral 3 14B when 6.0 is enough.
| Metric | Ministral 3 14B | Mistral Small 3.2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 6.0 | 7.0 | +16.7% Mistral Small 3.2 is 16.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $37.56 | $121.78 | +224.2% Mistral Small 3.2 is 3.2× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.05s | 9.55s | +18.6% Mistral Small 3.2 is 18.6% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $0.20 | $0.07 / $0.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Small 3.2 vs Ministral 3 14B: 16.7% more intelligence, 224.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 18.6% slower end-to-end.
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 3.2 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 37.90 for $110.
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