Mistral AIMinistral 3B
Ministral 3B is a Mistral AI open-weights model, released 16 Oct 2024. It is not yet ranked: 2 independent results so far, and the index needs at least five across two categories. At $0.100 per million tokens blended it is among the cheapest fifth of ranked models. Last measured 16 Oct 2024.stale: no new result in six months
- Blended price
- $0.100/M
- $0.100 in · $0.100 out
- Output speed
- –
- First answer
- –
- Context
- 131k
- Full answer
- –
- Cost per run
- –
- Released
- 16 Oct 2024
- Reasoning21
- Maths30
Versions
Mistral AI has shipped 2 models under this name. Each is ranked on its own results; a newer version often has fewer results so far, which holds its index nearer the average until more arrive.
| Model | Released | Index | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministral 3 3B | 2 Dec 2025 | 37.0 | #739 |
| Ministral 3Bthis page | 16 Oct 2024 | – | – |
Benchmark results
See all LLM benchmarks. One column per reasoning effort. Rank is among every configuration of every model on that benchmark. Hover a score for the run it came from.
Reasoning
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 25.3%#283 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub | |
| LMCAnot in index | 5.5%#187 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub | |
| DTBenchnot in index | 51.7%#208 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Agents & tools
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrowseCompnot in index | 0.2%#38 | OpenAI |
Maths
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATH Level 5 | 14.4%#85 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Composite
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Indexnot in index | 118.0#184 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Price history
The price above, per 1M tokens, every day it changed.
What a task costs
Estimates from list price, output speed and time to first answer for the best configuration. “With caching” assumes three-quarters of the input is served from the prompt cache at $0.010 per 1M. Reasoning tokens are not modelled.
| Workload | Tokens in / out | Cost | With caching | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 400 / 300 | $0.0001 | $0.0000 | – |
| Summarize a 30-page report | 12,000 / 600 | $0.0013 | $0.0005 | – |
| Code edit | 6,000 / 1,500 | $0.0008 | $0.0003 | – |
| Agentic coding session | 60,000 / 4,000 | $0.0064 | $0.0024 | – |
| Structured extraction | 2,000 / 200 | $0.0002 | $0.0001 | – |
More from Mistral AI
See also
Questions people ask
- Why does Ministral 3B have no BenchLeader Index score?
- The index needs at least five independent results across at least two categories; as of 25 Oct 2026 Ministral 3B has 2 that count. Launch-post scores are never used, so it is ranked once independent publishers have measured it.
- How much does Ministral 3B cost per 1M tokens?
- As of 25 Oct 2026, Ministral 3B costs $0.100 per 1M input tokens and $0.100 per 1M output tokens, $0.100 blended (three input tokens per output token). The list price last changed on 20 Oct 2026.
- When was Ministral 3B released?
- Mistral AI released Ministral 3B on 16 Oct 2024.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026. Compare with another model.
Cite as: BenchLeader, “Ministral 3B: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 25 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/ministral-3b.