Grok 4.1 Fast vs Ministral 14B vs Ministral 3 14B
Grok 4.1 Fast comes out ahead, 71 to 64 and 63 on our weighted score, though Ministral 14B is 27% cheaper per token.
- Our pick
xAIGrok 4.1 Fast
71/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.50
- Context2M
Mistral AIMinistral 14B
64/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.20
- Context262K
- Mistral AI
Ministral 3 14B
63/100- ECI—
- Price$0.268 / $0.325
- Context262K
Grok 4.1 Fast is our pick
Grok 4.1 Fast is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Ministral 14B (64) and Ministral 3 14B (63). It leads on context window. Ministral 14B wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceMinistral 14BMinistral 14B $0.20 · Grok 4.1 Fast $0.275 · Ministral 3 14B $0.282 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4.1 FastGrok 4.1 Fast 2,000,000 · Ministral 14B 262,144 · Ministral 3 14B 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsGrok 4.1 Fast: Text, Images · Ministral 14B: Text, Images · Ministral 3 14B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingMinistral 14B and Ministral 3 14BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0 and Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Grok 4.1 Fast | Ministral 14B | Ministral 3 14B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 76 | 83 | 76 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 60 | 50 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 72 | 37 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 71/100 | 64/100 | 63/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Grok 4.1 FastxAI | Ministral 14BMistral AI | Ministral 3 14BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.20 (best) | $0.20 (best) | $0.268 |
| Output | $0.50 | $0.20 (best) | $0.325 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.275 | $0.20 (best) | $0.282 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Median of 1 providers | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 2,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 30,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenApache-2.0 | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | — | — |
| API providers | 2 (best) | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Nov 19, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Grok 4.1 Fast$3.00
- Ministral 14B$2.40
- Ministral 3 14B$3.33
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Grok 4.1 Fast, Ministral 14B or Ministral 3 14B?
Grok 4.1 Fast is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Ministral 14B (64) and Ministral 3 14B (63). It leads on context window. Ministral 14B wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.1 Fast, Ministral 14B or Ministral 3 14B?
Ministral 14B is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.20 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Grok 4.1 Fast costs $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers); Ministral 3 14B costs $0.268 input / $0.325 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.20 per million tokens for Ministral 14B versus $0.275 for Grok 4.1 Fast (1.4× as much) and $0.282 for Ministral 3 14B (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Grok 4.1 Fast has not been scored yet, Ministral 14B has not been scored yet and Ministral 3 14B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4.1 Fast, Ministral 14B and Ministral 3 14B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.1 Fast has the largest context window at 2,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Ministral 14B and 262,144 for Ministral 3 14B. Maximum output per response: Grok 4.1 Fast up to 30,000, Ministral 14B up to 262,144, Ministral 3 14B up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Grok 4.1 Fast accepts text and images; Ministral 14B accepts text and images; Ministral 3 14B accepts text and images. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Ministral 14B and Ministral 3 14B publishes its weights (Apache-2.0 and Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Grok 4.1 Fast is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Ministral 14B is the newest, released Dec 2, 2025. Ministral 3 14B came out Dec 2, 2025; Grok 4.1 Fast came out Nov 19, 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
