Model comparison
Ministral 3B vs Mistral Medium 3.1
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 25.6 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 20× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Medium 3.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Ministral 3B leads 17.7 to 10.1.
- Ministral 3B is cheaper at $0.04 / $0.04 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $2 for Mistral Medium 3.1.
- Mistral Medium 3.1 accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
- Ministral 3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Ministral 3B | Mistral Medium 3.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 25.6 | 31.5 |
| Released | 2024-10-01 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 131K |
| Max output | 128K | 105K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.04 | $2 |
| Results tracked | 6 | 3 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Ministral 3B leads
Ministral 3B: 17.7 (#278), Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.1 (#336)
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 6.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 20.3% |
| DTBench | 51.7% | — |
| LMCA | 5.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.08 | — |
Math Not comparable
Ministral 3B: 24.5 (#257), Mistral Medium 3.1: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| MATH Level 5 | 14.4% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#297), Mistral Medium 3.1: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 25.3% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.3% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Ministral 3B: —, Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.6 (#140)
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1476 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 3B better than Mistral Medium 3.1?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 25.6 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 20× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Medium 3.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Ministral 3B or Mistral Medium 3.1?
Ministral 3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.04 per million input tokens and $0.04 per million output tokens; Mistral Medium 3.1 lists at $0.40 and $2.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Medium 3.1 does, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Ministral 3B and Mistral Medium 3.1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Ministral 3B has 6 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3.