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Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor vs Ministral 3 3B 2512

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs 2.0x less per output token than Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor ($0.10 vs $0.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor Replace Ministral 3 3B 2512
Muse Spark 1.2 ContributorMeta
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.20
Ministral 3 3B 2512Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.10
vs $0.20 vs $0.10 per 1M output tokens. Ministral 3 3B 2512 is 2.0x cheaper.

Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor or Ministral 3 3B 2512: which to pick

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

Pick Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor for a larger context window (1.05M against 131K tokens).

Model AMuse Spark 1.2 ContributorMetaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BMinistral 3 3B 2512Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor 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
Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor 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
Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor $0.20 against Ministral 3 3B 2512 $0.10 per million output tokens, 2.0x apart.
Context window
Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor takes 1.05M 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 Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor and Ministral 3 3B 2512
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.2 ContributorMinistral 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 Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor and Ministral 3 3B 2512
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.2 ContributorMinistral 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 Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor and Ministral 3 3B 2512
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.2 ContributorMinistral 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 Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor and Ministral 3 3B 2512
BenchmarkMuse Spark 1.2 ContributorMinistral 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

Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor$0.0002Fits 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

Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor$0.0056Fits in one request
Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.0053Fits in one request

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor$0.022Fits in one request
Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.021Exceeds the context window

Ministral 3 3B 2512 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 Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor and Ministral 3 3B 2512
SpecificationMeta Muse Spark 1.2 ContributorMistral Ministral 3 3B 2512
MakerMetaMistral AI
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedAugust 21, 2026December 2, 2025
Context window1.05M131K
Input $/Mtok$0.10$0.10
Output $/Mtok$0.20$0.10
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor better than Ministral 3 3B 2512 for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor for a larger context window (1.05M against 131K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor or Ministral 3 3B 2512?

Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.20 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, Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor or Ministral 3 3B 2512?

Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.

Has any benchmark tested both Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor and Ministral 3 3B 2512?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor 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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