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| Specifications | ||
ParametersThe learned values that shape how a model responds. B means billion and T means trillion. For mixture-of-experts models, the total count is larger than the number active for each token. Parameter count alone does not measure quality. | 8B | >1T |
Context windowHow much information the model can work with in one request, measured in tokens — pieces of words or other data. This includes your question, attachments, conversation and reply. Limits can vary by model variant and provider. | 256k | 256k |
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins · base tier | ||
Input priceWhat you pay for everything you send the model — your question, plus any documents or earlier conversation you include with it. | $0.15 | $1.20 |
Output priceWhat you pay for the text the model writes back. It is normally the dearer half: producing an answer costs more than reading one. | $0.15 | $6.00 |
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across every provider on OpenRouter, the lab included. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | $0.15Mistral | — |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across every provider on OpenRouter, the lab included. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | $0.15Mistral | — |
| $37.50Mistral list price | $540Qwen list price | |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | Qwen |
| Release date | Dec 2 2025 | Sep 24 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Closed |
| Model details | View model | View model |
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Ministral 3 8B-25-12 and Qwen3-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 3 8B-25-12 is cheaper on both input and output: $0.15 vs $1.20 per million input tokens, and $0.15 vs $6.00 per million output tokens. Figures are base-tier rates. Qwen3-Max shipped 69 days before Ministral 3 8B-25-12, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Ministral 3 8B-25-12 has 8B parameters, while Qwen3-Max has >1T. Context windows are 256k (Ministral 3 8B-25-12) vs 256k (Qwen3-Max). Ministral 3 8B-25-12 is open weight, while Qwen3-Max is closed.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 3 8B-25-12 and Qwen3-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.