Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Ministral 3B
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Seed 2.0 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 40.2 to 10.4.
- Ministral 3B is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.10 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Seed 2.0 Pro.
- Seed 2.0 Pro accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 131K.
- Ministral 3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Ministral 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.2 | 26.2 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | 131K |
| Max output | 128K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | $0.10 |
| Results tracked | 20 | 6 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | — |
Reasoning Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165), Ministral 3B: 18.4 (#282)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | — |
| DTBench | — | 51.7% |
| LMCA | — | 5.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 118.1 |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108), Ministral 3B: 26.6 (#258)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1439 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.4% |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122), Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#302)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 25.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1274 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1441 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1489 | — |
| LMArena French | 1471 | — |
| LMArena German | 1442 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1449 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Ministral 3B?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Seed 2.0 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Seed 2.0 Pro or Ministral 3B?
Ministral 3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.10 per million output tokens; Seed 2.0 Pro lists at $0.50 and $3.
Which has the bigger context window?
Seed 2.0 Pro does, with 256K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Ministral 3B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 3B has 6.