Ministral 14B vs Solar Pro 3
Ministral 14B comes out ahead, 64 to 55 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
Mistral AIMinistral 14B
64/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.20
- Context262K
Upstage
Solar Pro 3
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.25
- Context131K
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Ministral 14B is our pick
Ministral 14B is the better all-round choice, scoring 64/100 against Solar Pro 3 (55). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 · Solar Pro 3 $0.25 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMinistral 14BMinistral 14B 262,144 · Solar Pro 3 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsMinistral 14BMinistral 14B: Text, Images · Solar Pro 3: Text
- Self-hostingMinistral 14BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Ministral 14B | Solar Pro 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 83 | 78 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 50 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 37 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 64/100 | 55/100 |
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 | Ministral 14BMistral AI | Solar Pro 3Upstage |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.20 (best) | $0.25 |
| Output | $0.20 (best) | $0.25 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.20 (best) | $0.25 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Official Upstage API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 262,144 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yeslow · medium · high |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenApache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | solar-pro3 |
| API providers | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Dec 2, 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Mar 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Ministral 14B$2.40
- Solar Pro 3$3.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Ministral 14B or Solar Pro 3?
Ministral 14B is the better all-round choice, scoring 64/100 against Solar Pro 3 (55). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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, Ministral 14B or Solar Pro 3?
Ministral 14B is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.20 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Solar Pro 3 costs $0.25 input / $0.25 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.20 per million tokens for Ministral 14B versus $0.25 for Solar Pro 3 (1.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Ministral 14B has not been scored yet and Solar Pro 3 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Ministral 14B and Solar Pro 3 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Ministral 14B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for Solar Pro 3. Maximum output per response: Ministral 14B up to 262,144, Solar Pro 3 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Ministral 14B accepts text and images; Solar Pro 3 accepts text. Ministral 14B handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Ministral 14B publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Solar Pro 3 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Solar Pro 3 is the newest, released Jan 2026. Ministral 14B came out Dec 2, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Solar Pro 3 Mar 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.
