Ministral 3 8B vs Claude Sonnet 4.5
Ministral 3 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4.5 offers a larger context window. Choose Ministral 3 8B or Claude Sonnet 4.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Ministral 3 8B | Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.15 | $3.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.15 | $15.00 |
| Context window | 128K | 200K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Released | Dec 2024 | Sep 2025 |
FAQ
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