Is Mistral Small 4 or Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 cheaper?

Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.10 vs $0.60 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Mistral Small 4 or Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512?

Mistral Small 4 has the larger context window (256K tokens).

Mistral Small 4 vs Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512

Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 is cheaper on output tokens, while Mistral Small 4 offers a larger context window. Choose Mistral Small 4 or Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Mistral Small 4	Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512
Provider	Mistral	Mistral
Input / 1M tokens	$0.15	$0.10
Output / 1M tokens	$0.60	$0.10
Context window	256K	131K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	—
Released	Mar 2026	—

Mistral Small 4 details →Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.