Is Mistral Large 3 or Ministral 3 8B cheaper?

Ministral 3 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.16 vs $1.57 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Mistral Large 3 or Ministral 3 8B?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Mistral Large 3 vs Ministral 3 8B

Ministral 3 8B is cheaper on output tokens. Choose Mistral Large 3 or Ministral 3 8B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Mistral Large 3	Ministral 3 8B
Provider	LowRouter	LowRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.52	$0.16
Output / 1M tokens	$1.57	$0.16
Context window	262K	262K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Dec 2025	Dec 2025

Mistral Large 3 details →Ministral 3 8B details →

FAQ

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