Ministral 3 3B API Pricing
Mistral · released 2025-12-02
Pricing
0.010¢ / 1K
0.010¢ / 1K
0.010¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.008¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.045¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.51¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.32¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $2.40 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.10) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.10).
Benchmarks
#528 of 533
#188 of 197
#185 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.028 |
| Sarvam 30B (high) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Nova Micro | 5.9 | $0.061 |
| Granite 4.1 8B | 6.6 | $0.063 |
| NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) | 7.4 | $0.07 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| LFM2.5-VL-1.6B | 4.8 | — |
| Llama 3 Instruct 8B | 4.8 | $0.07 |
| Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B | 4.8 | — |
| Ministral 3 3B | 4.8 | $0.10 |
| Qwen3 0.6B (Non-reasoning) | 4.8 | — |
| Qwen3 0.6B (Reasoning) | 4.8 | — |
| Tiny Aya Global | 4.8 | — |
More from Mistral
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | 14.2 | $3.00 |
| Magistral Medium 1.2 | 11.8 | — |
| Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) | 11.3 | $0.262 |
| Mistral Large 3 | 9.3 | $0.75 |
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | 9.2 | $0.80 |
| Magistral Medium 1 | 9.1 | — |
| Devstral Medium | 9.0 | — |
| Mistral Medium 3 | 9.0 | $0.80 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Ministral 3 3B See Ministral 3 3B on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Ministral 3 3B?
Ministral 3 3B is developed by Mistral, released 2025-12-02.
How much does Ministral 3 3B cost per million tokens?
Ministral 3 3B costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.10 per 1M output tokens ($0.10 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Ministral 3 3B rank on benchmarks?
Ministral 3 3B scores 4.8 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #528 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Ministral 3 3B?
Yes — Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B scores similar intelligence (6.9) at $0.028/1M blended, versus $0.10/1M for Ministral 3 3B.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Ministral 3 3B comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.