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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 vs Apertus 8B

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 comes out ahead, 61 to 56 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Voxtral Mini 3B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    61/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.04 / $0.04
    • Context33K
    Full specs Remove Voxtral Mini 3B 2507

  2. Swiss AI

    Apertus 8B

    Released Sep 2, 2025

    56/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.20
    • Context66K
    Full specs Remove Apertus 8B

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01 — Verdict

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is our pick

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against Apertus 8B (56). It leads on price and inputs & features. Apertus 8B wins on 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 priceVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 $0.04 · Apertus 8B $0.125 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextApertus 8BApertus 8B 65,536 · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Voxtral Mini 3B 2507: Text, Audio · Apertus 8B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Apertus 8B
Price50%10093
Inputs & features30%3525
Context window20%012
Overall100%61/10056/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 vs Apertus 8B specifications side by side
SpecificationVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Mistral AIApertus 8BSwiss AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.04 (best)$0.10
Output$0.04 (best)$0.20
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.04 (best)$0.125
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window32,768 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0OpenApache-2.0
API model ID——
API providers2 (best)1
ReleasedJul 15, 2025Sep 2, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Sep 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Voxtral Mini 3B 2507$0.48
  • Apertus 8B$1.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 or Apertus 8B?

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against Apertus 8B (56). It leads on price and inputs & features. Apertus 8B wins on 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, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 or Apertus 8B?

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is cheaper at $0.04 input / $0.04 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Apertus 8B costs $0.10 input / $0.20 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.04 per million tokens for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 versus $0.125 for Apertus 8B (3.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 has not been scored yet and Apertus 8B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 and Apertus 8B 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?

Apertus 8B has the largest context window at 65,536 tokens, against 32,768 for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507. Maximum output per response: Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 up to 32,768, Apertus 8B up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 accepts text and audio; Apertus 8B accepts text. Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0 and Apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Apertus 8B is the newest, released Sep 2, 2025. Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 came out Jul 15, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Apertus 8B Sep 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.

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