Is Pixtral 12B or Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 cheaper?

Pixtral 12B and Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, Pixtral 12B or Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512?

Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Pixtral 12B vs Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512

Both have similar output pricing, while Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 offers a larger context window. Choose Pixtral 12B or Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Pixtral 12B	Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512
Provider	Mistral	Mistral
Input / 1M tokens	$0.15	$0.15
Output / 1M tokens	$0.15	$0.15
Context window	128K	262K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	—
Released	Sep 2024	—

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FAQ

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