Ministral 8B and o3-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 8B shipped 122 days before o3-mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 8B is open weight, while o3-mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 8B and o3-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.