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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Ministral 3 8B

Ministral 3 8B comes out ahead, 68 to 55 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Mistral AI

    Voxtral Small 24B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.40
    • Context33K
    Full specs Remove Voxtral Small 24B 2507
  2. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Ministral 3 8B

    Released Dec 2, 2025

    68/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.15
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Ministral 3 8B

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01 — Verdict

Ministral 3 8B is our pick

Ministral 3 8B is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (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 3 8BMinistral 3 8B $0.15 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.175 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMinistral 3 8BMinistral 3 8B 262,144 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsVoxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio · Ministral 3 8B: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightVoxtral Small 24B 2507Ministral 3 8B
Price50%8285
Inputs & features30%4560
Context window20%037
Overall100%55/10068/100

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 Small 24B 2507 vs Ministral 3 8B specifications side by side
SpecificationVoxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AIMinistral 3 8BMistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.10 (best)$0.15
Output$0.40$0.15 (best)
Cached input—$0.015
Blended (3:1)$0.175$0.15 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Mistral APIOfficial Mistral API
Limits
Context window32,768 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0OpenApache 2.0
API model IDvoxtral-small-latestministral-8b-2512
API providers1011 (best)
ReleasedJul 15, 2025Dec 2, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.80
  • Ministral 3 8B$1.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Ministral 3 8B?

Ministral 3 8B is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (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, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Ministral 3 8B?

Ministral 3 8B is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Voxtral Small 24B 2507 costs $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.15 per million tokens for Ministral 3 8B versus $0.175 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet and Ministral 3 8B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 and Ministral 3 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?

Ministral 3 8B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768, Ministral 3 8B up to 262,144 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio; Ministral 3 8B 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. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 came out Jul 15, 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 Nov 2, 2026.

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