Ministral 3 8B vs Ministral 3 14B
Ministral 3 8B comes out ahead, 70 to 63 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
Mistral AIMinistral 3 8B
70/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.15
- Context262K
- Mistral AI
Ministral 3 14B
63/100- ECI—
- Price$0.268 / $0.325
- Context262K
Add a model
Make it a three-way comparison.
Ministral 3 8B is our pick
Ministral 3 8B is the better all-round choice, scoring 70/100 against Ministral 3 14B (63). It leads 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 3 8BMinistral 3 8B $0.15 · Ministral 3 14B $0.282 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextAbout the sameMinistral 3 8B 262,144 · Ministral 3 14B 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsMinistral 3 8B: Text, Images · Ministral 3 14B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Ministral 3 8B | Ministral 3 14B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 89 | 76 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 60 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 37 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 70/100 | 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 | Ministral 3 8BMistral AI | Ministral 3 14BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.15 (best) | $0.268 |
| Output | $0.15 (best) | $0.325 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.15 (best) | $0.282 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenApache 2.0 | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Ministral 3 8B$1.80
- Ministral 3 14B$3.33
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Ministral 3 8B or Ministral 3 14B?
Ministral 3 8B is the better all-round choice, scoring 70/100 against Ministral 3 14B (63). It leads 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, Ministral 3 8B or Ministral 3 14B?
Ministral 3 8B is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). 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 $0.15 per million tokens for Ministral 3 8B versus $0.282 for Ministral 3 14B (1.9× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Ministral 3 8B 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 Ministral 3 8B and Ministral 3 14B 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 3 8B and Ministral 3 14B share the same 262,144-token context window. Maximum output per response: Ministral 3 8B up to 262,144, Ministral 3 14B up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Ministral 3 8B 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?
Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Ministral 3 8B is the newest, released Dec 2, 2025. Ministral 3 14B came out Dec 2, 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.
