Ministral 3 3B vs Step 3.5 Flash 2603

Ministral 3 3B vs Step 3.5 Flash 2603. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MistralMinistral 3 3BOn the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
$12.2
StepFunStep 3.5 Flash 2603Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
17.00
Total cost
-
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.

MetricMinistral 3 3BStep 3.5 Flash 2603Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.817.0+254.2% Step 3.5 Flash 2603 is 3.5× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$12.23Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)3.01s20.05s+566.1% Step 3.5 Flash 2603 is 566.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.10$0.10 / $0.30
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