Model comparison
Devstral Small 2505 vs Ministral 3B
Devstral Small 2505 is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 1.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Devstral Small 2505's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Mistral AISummary
- Ministral 3B is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.10 per million input/output tokens, against $0.10 / $0.30 for Devstral Small 2505.
- Ministral 3B accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Devstral Small 2505 | Ministral 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 34.3 | 26.2 |
| Released | 2025-05-07 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 131K |
| Max output | 128K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.10 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 6 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Devstral Small 2505: 38.9 (#166), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Devstral Small 2505 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 56.4% | — |
| SciCode | 28.8% | — |
Reasoning Devstral Small 2505 leads
Devstral Small 2505: 19.7 (#252), Ministral 3B: 18.4 (#282)
| Benchmark | Devstral Small 2505 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 37.7% | — |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| DTBench | — | 51.7% |
| LMCA | — | 5.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 118.1 |
Math Not comparable
Devstral Small 2505: —, Ministral 3B: 26.6 (#258)
| Benchmark | Devstral Small 2505 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.4% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Devstral Small 2505: —, Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#302)
| Benchmark | Devstral Small 2505 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 25.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Devstral Small 2505 better than Ministral 3B?
Devstral Small 2505 is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 1.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Devstral Small 2505's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Devstral Small 2505 or Ministral 3B?
Ministral 3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.10 per million output tokens; Devstral Small 2505 lists at $0.10 and $0.30.
Which has the bigger context window?
Ministral 3B does, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Devstral Small 2505 and Ministral 3B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Devstral Small 2505 has 4 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 3B has 6.