Is Ministral 3 3B 2512 or MiniMax-M2 cheaper?

Ministral 3 3B 2512 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.10 vs $1.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Ministral 3 3B 2512 or MiniMax-M2?

MiniMax-M2 has the larger context window (197K tokens).

Ministral 3 3B 2512 vs MiniMax-M2

Ministral 3 3B 2512 is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax-M2 offers a larger context window. Choose Ministral 3 3B 2512 or MiniMax-M2 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Ministral 3 3B 2512	MiniMax-M2
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.10	$0.26
Output / 1M tokens	$0.10	$1.00
Context window	131K	197K
Parameters	—	229B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Dec 2025	Oct 2025

Ministral 3 3B 2512 details →MiniMax-M2 details →

FAQ

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