Grok 4.1 Fast vs Ministral 3 14B vs Trendyol Asure 12B
Grok 4.1 Fast comes out ahead, 71 to 63 and 54 on our weighted score, though Trendyol Asure 12B is 27% cheaper per token.
- Our pick
xAIGrok 4.1 Fast
71/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.50
- Context2M
Mistral AIMinistral 3 14B
63/100- ECI—
- Price$0.268 / $0.325
- Context262K
Trendyol
Trendyol Asure 12B
54/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.50
- Context131K
Grok 4.1 Fast is our pick
Grok 4.1 Fast is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Ministral 3 14B (63) and Trendyol Asure 12B (54). It leads on context window. Trendyol Asure 12B 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 priceTrendyol Asure 12BTrendyol Asure 12B $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 3 14B 262,144 · Trendyol Asure 12B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsGrok 4.1 Fast: Text, Images · Ministral 3 14B: Text, Images · Trendyol Asure 12B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingMinistral 3 14B and Trendyol Asure 12BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0 and Gemma)
| Measure | Weight | Grok 4.1 Fast | Ministral 3 14B | Trendyol Asure 12B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 76 | 76 | 83 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 60 | 60 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 72 | 37 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 71/100 | 63/100 | 54/100 |
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 3 14BMistral AI | Trendyol Asure 12BTrendyol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.20 | $0.268 | $0.10 (best) |
| Output | $0.50 | $0.325 (best) | $0.50 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.275 | $0.282 | $0.20 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Median of 2 providers | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 2,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 30,000 tokens | 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 | No |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenApache 2.0 | OpenGemma |
| API model ID | — | — | — |
| API providers | 2 (best) | 2 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Nov 19, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Grok 4.1 Fast$3.00
- Ministral 3 14B$3.33
- Trendyol Asure 12B$2.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Grok 4.1 Fast, Ministral 3 14B or Trendyol Asure 12B?
Grok 4.1 Fast is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Ministral 3 14B (63) and Trendyol Asure 12B (54). It leads on context window. Trendyol Asure 12B 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 3 14B or Trendyol Asure 12B?
Trendyol Asure 12B is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.50 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 Trendyol Asure 12B 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 3 14B has not been scored yet and Trendyol Asure 12B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4.1 Fast, Ministral 3 14B and Trendyol Asure 12B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Trendyol Asure 12B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
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 3 14B and 131,072 for Trendyol Asure 12B. Maximum output per response: Grok 4.1 Fast up to 30,000, 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 3 14B accepts text and images; Trendyol Asure 12B accepts text and images. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Ministral 3 14B and Trendyol Asure 12B publishes its weights (Apache 2.0 and Gemma) and can be self-hosted; Grok 4.1 Fast is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Trendyol Asure 12B is the newest, released Feb 19, 2026. 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.
