# 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.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/ministral-3b-vs-pixtral-large
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- 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.

## Snapshot

| | Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 26.2 | 32.2 |
| Rank | 338 | 259 |
| Context | 131K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.10 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $0.10 | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Reasoning

- 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

- Ministral 3B: 26.6 (#258)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| MATH Level 5 | 14.4% | — |

## Knowledge

- Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#302)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 25.3% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.3% | — |

## Multimodal

- Ministral 3B: —
- Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)

| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |

## Writing & Preference

- Ministral 3B: —
- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)

| Benchmark | Ministral 3B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |

## FAQ

### 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.