Model comparison
Ministral 3B vs Pixtral Large
Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 30× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Pixtral Large's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Mistral AISummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Pixtral Large leads 21.7 to 18.4.
- Ministral 3B is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.10 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Ministral 3B accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 26.2 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2024-10-01 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 128K |
| Max output | 262K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 6 | 3 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Pixtral Large leads
Ministral 3B: 18.4 (#282), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| DTBench | 51.7% | — |
| LMCA | 5.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.1 | — |
Math Not comparable
Ministral 3B: 26.6 (#258), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| MATH Level 5 | 14.4% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#302), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 25.3% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Ministral 3B: —, Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Ministral 3B: —, Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 3B better than Pixtral Large?
Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 30× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Pixtral Large's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Ministral 3B or Pixtral Large?
Ministral 3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.10 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.
Which has the bigger context window?
Ministral 3B does, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Ministral 3B and Pixtral Large share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Ministral 3B has 6 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.