Ministral 3 14B 2512 vs o4 Mini High
Ministral 3 14B 2512 costs 22.0x less per output token than o4 Mini High ($0.20 vs $4.40 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.20
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $4.40
Ministral 3 14B 2512 or o4 Mini High: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Ministral 3 14B 2512 for output tokens 22.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $4.40 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 200K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 14B 2512 has results on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index; o4 Mini High on ALE-Bench and GDPval. 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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Ministral 3 14B 2512 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 6.0.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Ministral 3 14B 2512 has a AA Agentic Index result, 1.1.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Ministral 3 14B 2512 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1081.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Ministral 3 14B 2512
Ministral 3 14B 2512 takes 262K tokens against 200K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Ministral 3 14B 2512
Ministral 3 14B 2512 $0.0003, o4 Mini High $0.0033 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Ministral 3 14B 2512 not benchmarked, o4 Mini High 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
- Ministral 3 14B 2512 $0.20 against o4 Mini High $4.40 per million output tokens, 22.0x apart.
- Context window
- Ministral 3 14B 2512 takes 262K tokens, o4 Mini High 200K.
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 Index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | 14.4 | Not measured | Only Ministral 3 14B 2512 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 826.2 | Only o4 Mini High measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 6.0 | Not measured | Only Ministral 3 14B 2512 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 1.1 | Not measured | Only Ministral 3 14B 2512 measured |
| GDPval | Not measured | 25.3% | Only o4 Mini High measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1081 | Not measured | Only Ministral 3 14B 2512 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1037 | Not measured | Only Ministral 3 14B 2512 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 991 | Not measured | Only Ministral 3 14B 2512 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1064 | Not measured | Only Ministral 3 14B 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
Ministral 3 14B 2512 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Ministral 3 14B 2512 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Ministral 3 14B 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.
| Specification | Mistral Ministral 3 14B 2512 | OpenAI o4 Mini High |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | OpenAI |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | December 2, 2025 | April 16, 2025 |
| Context window | 262K | 200K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.20 | $1.10 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.20 | $4.40 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Ministral 3 14B 2512 better than o4 Mini High for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Ministral 3 14B 2512 for output tokens 22.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $4.40 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 200K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 14B 2512 or o4 Mini High?
Ministral 3 14B 2512 costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; o4 Mini High costs $1.10 and $4.40. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Ministral 3 14B 2512 or o4 Mini High?
Ministral 3 14B 2512, with 262K tokens against 200K.
Has any benchmark tested both Ministral 3 14B 2512 and o4 Mini High?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 14B 2512 has results on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index; o4 Mini High on ALE-Bench and GDPval. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.