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Ministral 3 3B 2512 vs o4 Mini High

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs 44.0x less per output token than o4 Mini High ($0.10 vs $4.40 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Ministral 3 3B 2512 Replace o4 Mini High
Ministral 3 3B 2512Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.10
o4 Mini HighOpenAI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$4.40
vs $0.10 vs $4.40 per 1M output tokens. Ministral 3 3B 2512 is 44.0x cheaper.

Ministral 3 3B 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 3B 2512 for output tokens 44.0x cheaper ($0.10 vs $4.40 per million).

Model AMinistral 3 3B 2512Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel Bo4 Mini HighOpenAINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 3B 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.

At a glance

Coding index
Ministral 3 3B 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 3B 2512 $0.10 against o4 Mini High $4.40 per million output tokens, 44.0x apart.
Context window
Ministral 3 3B 2512 takes 131K 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
Coding benchmarks for Ministral 3 3B 2512 and o4 Mini High
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512o4 Mini HighLeader
AA Coding Index4.8Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
ALE-BenchNot measured826.2Only o4 Mini High measured
Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Ministral 3 3B 2512 and o4 Mini High
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512o4 Mini HighLeader
AA Intelligence Index4.8Not measuredOnly 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 index2 boards measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Ministral 3 3B 2512 and o4 Mini High
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512o4 Mini HighLeader
AA Agentic Index0.8Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
GDPvalNot measured25.3%Only o4 Mini High measured
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
Web design benchmarks for Ministral 3 3B 2512 and o4 Mini High
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512o4 Mini HighLeader
Design Arena: websites1027Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Design Arena: game dev948Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Design Arena: 3D962Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Design Arena: all code categories1010Not measuredOnly 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

Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.0001Fits in one request
o4 Mini High$0.0033Fits in one request

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.0053Fits in one request
o4 Mini High$0.068Fits in one request

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.021Exceeds the context window
o4 Mini High$0.264Exceeds 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 Ministral 3 3B 2512 and o4 Mini High
SpecificationMistral Ministral 3 3B 2512OpenAI o4 Mini High
MakerMistral AIOpenAI
WeightsOpen weightsNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025April 16, 2025
Context window131K200K
Input $/Mtok$0.10$1.10
Output $/Mtok$0.10$4.40
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Ministral 3 3B 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 3B 2512 for output tokens 44.0x cheaper ($0.10 vs $4.40 per million).

Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 3B 2512 or o4 Mini High?

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.10 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 3B 2512 or o4 Mini High?

o4 Mini High, with 200K tokens against 131K.

Has any benchmark tested both Ministral 3 3B 2512 and o4 Mini High?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 3B 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 22, 2026.

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