Trendyol Asure 12B vs Ministral 3 14B
Ministral 3 14B comes out ahead, 63 to 54 on our weighted score, though Trendyol Asure 12B is 29% cheaper per token.
Trendyol
Trendyol Asure 12B
54/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.50
- Context131K
- Our pick
Mistral AIMinistral 3 14B
63/100- ECI—
- Price$0.268 / $0.325
- Context262K
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Ministral 3 14B is our pick
Ministral 3 14B is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Trendyol Asure 12B (54). It leads on inputs & features and 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 · Ministral 3 14B $0.282 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMinistral 3 14BMinistral 3 14B 262,144 · Trendyol Asure 12B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsTrendyol Asure 12B: Text, Images · Ministral 3 14B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Trendyol Asure 12B | Ministral 3 14B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 83 | 76 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 54/100 | 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 | Trendyol Asure 12BTrendyol | Ministral 3 14BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.10 (best) | $0.268 |
| Output | $0.50 | $0.325 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.20 (best) | $0.282 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Max output | — | 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 | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenGemma | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Feb 19, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Trendyol Asure 12B$2.00
- Ministral 3 14B$3.33
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Trendyol Asure 12B or Ministral 3 14B?
Ministral 3 14B is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Trendyol Asure 12B (54). It leads on inputs & features and 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, Trendyol Asure 12B or Ministral 3 14B?
Trendyol Asure 12B is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.50 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 $0.20 per million tokens for Trendyol Asure 12B versus $0.282 for Ministral 3 14B (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Trendyol Asure 12B 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 Trendyol Asure 12B and Ministral 3 14B 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?
Ministral 3 14B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for Trendyol Asure 12B. Maximum output per response: Ministral 3 14B up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Trendyol Asure 12B 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 (Gemma and Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Trendyol Asure 12B is the newest, released Feb 19, 2026. 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.
