Model comparison
Ministral 3B vs Qwen3-4B
Qwen3-4B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 25.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Ministral 3B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3-4B in 3 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3-4B leads 33.0 to 10.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 25.3% for Ministral 3B and 52.3% for Qwen3-4B.
Side by side
| Ministral 3B | Qwen3-4B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 25.6 | 31.5 |
| Released | 2024-10-01 | 2025-04-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.04 | — |
| Results tracked | 6 | 6 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Ministral 3B: —, Qwen3-4B: 27.3 (#94)
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 35.7% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Ministral 3B: 17.7 (#278), Qwen3-4B: 18.5 (#264)
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| DTBench | 51.7% | — |
| LMCA | 5.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.08 | — |
Math Qwen3-4B leads
Ministral 3B: 24.5 (#257), Qwen3-4B: 28.5 (#228)
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 38.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 52.2% |
| MATH Level 5 | 14.4% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3-4B leads
Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#297), Qwen3-4B: 33.0 (#198)
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 25.3% | 52.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.3% | 5.7% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 3B better than Qwen3-4B?
Qwen3-4B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 25.6 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Ministral 3B and Qwen3-4B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Ministral 3B has 6 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-4B has 6.