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LFM2.5-24B-A2B vs Ministral 3 3B 2512

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs 7.0x less per output token than LFM2.5-24B-A2B ($0.10 vs $0.70 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

LFM2.5-24B-A2BLiquid
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.70
Ministral 3 3B 2512Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.10
vs $0.70 vs $0.10 per 1M output tokens. Ministral 3 3B 2512 is 7.0x cheaper.

LFM2.5-24B-A2B or Ministral 3 3B 2512: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

No benchmark has tested both yet. LFM2.5-24B-A2B has none yet; Ministral 3 3B 2512 on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index. Compare them on price and context instead.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
LFM2.5-24B-A2B not benchmarked, Ministral 3 3B 2512 not benchmarked.
Widest category
None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap
None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price
LFM2.5-24B-A2B $0.70 against Ministral 3 3B 2512 $0.10 per million output tokens, 7.0x apart.
Context window
LFM2.5-24B-A2B takes 128K tokens, Ministral 3 3B 2512 131K.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index1 board measured
Coding benchmarks for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Ministral 3 3B 2512
BenchmarkLFM2.5-24B-A2BMinistral 3 3B 2512Leader
AA Coding IndexNot measured4.8Only Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 42 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Ministral 3 3B 2512
BenchmarkLFM2.5-24B-A2BMinistral 3 3B 2512Leader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured4.8Only Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Agentic work benchmarks for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Ministral 3 3B 2512
BenchmarkLFM2.5-24B-A2BMinistral 3 3B 2512Leader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured0.8Only Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
Web design benchmarks for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Ministral 3 3B 2512
BenchmarkLFM2.5-24B-A2BMinistral 3 3B 2512Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1027Only Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured948Only Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured962Only Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1009Only Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

LFM2.5-24B-A2B$0.0004Fits in one request
Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.0001Fits in one request

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

LFM2.5-24B-A2B$0.0046Fits in one request
Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.0053Fits in one request

LFM2.5-24B-A2B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

LFM2.5-24B-A2B$0.017Exceeds the context window
Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.021Exceeds the context window

LFM2.5-24B-A2B costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Ministral 3 3B 2512
SpecificationLiquidAI LFM2.5-24B-A2BMistral Ministral 3 3B 2512
MakerLiquidMistral AI
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedOctober 13, 2026December 2, 2025
Context window128K131K
Input $/Mtok$0.05$0.10
Output $/Mtok$0.70$0.10
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is LFM2.5-24B-A2B better than Ministral 3 3B 2512 for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Which is cheaper, LFM2.5-24B-A2B or Ministral 3 3B 2512?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B costs $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.70 per million output tokens; Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs $0.10 and $0.10. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, LFM2.5-24B-A2B or Ministral 3 3B 2512?

Ministral 3 3B 2512, with 131K tokens against 128K.

Has any benchmark tested both LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Ministral 3 3B 2512?

No benchmark has tested both yet. LFM2.5-24B-A2B has none yet; Ministral 3 3B 2512 on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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