Model comparison
Ministral 3B vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 2.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Coder Next's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 22.4 to 18.4.
- Ministral 3B is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.10 per million input/output tokens, against $0.12 / $0.80 for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Ministral 3B | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 26.2 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2024-10-01 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 262K |
| Max output | 262K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 6 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Ministral 3B: —, Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Ministral 3B: 18.4 (#282), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| DTBench | 51.7% | — |
| LMCA | 5.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.1 | — |
Math Not comparable
Ministral 3B: 26.6 (#258), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| MATH Level 5 | 14.4% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#302), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 25.3% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 3B better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 2.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Coder Next's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Ministral 3B or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Ministral 3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.10 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Next lists at $0.12 and $0.80.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Ministral 3B and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Ministral 3B has 6 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.