Ministral 3 8B vs Mistral Small 3

Ministral 3 8B vs Mistral Small 3. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MistralMinistral 3 8BOff the frontier
Intelligence
5.50
Total cost
$27.5
MistralMistral Small 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.70
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 8BMistral Small 3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.56.7+21.8% Mistral Small 3 is 21.8% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$27.47Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)4.92s10.73s+118.1% Mistral Small 3 is 118.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.15 / $0.15$0.05 / $0.08
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