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Ministral 3 3B 2512 vs Sonar Deep Research

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs 80.0x less per output token than Sonar Deep Research ($0.10 vs $8.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Ministral 3 3B 2512 Replace Sonar Deep Research
Ministral 3 3B 2512Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.10
Sonar Deep ResearchPerplexity
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$8.00
vs $0.10 vs $8.00 per 1M output tokens. Ministral 3 3B 2512 is 80.0x cheaper.

Ministral 3 3B 2512 or Sonar Deep Research: 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 80.0x cheaper ($0.10 vs $8.00 per million) and a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).

Model AMinistral 3 3B 2512Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BSonar Deep ResearchPerplexityNot 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; Sonar Deep Research has none yet. 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, Sonar Deep Research 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 Sonar Deep Research $8.00 per million output tokens, 80.0x apart.
Context window
Ministral 3 3B 2512 takes 131K tokens, Sonar Deep Research 128K.

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 Ministral 3 3B 2512 and Sonar Deep Research
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512Sonar Deep ResearchLeader
AA Coding Index4.8Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Ministral 3 3B 2512 and Sonar Deep Research
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512Sonar Deep ResearchLeader
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 index1 board measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Ministral 3 3B 2512 and Sonar Deep Research
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512Sonar Deep ResearchLeader
AA Agentic Index0.8Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 3B 2512 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
Web design benchmarks for Ministral 3 3B 2512 and Sonar Deep Research
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512Sonar Deep ResearchLeader
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
Sonar Deep Research$0.0060Fits 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
Sonar Deep Research$0.124Fits 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
Sonar Deep Research$0.480Exceeds 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 Sonar Deep Research
SpecificationMistral Ministral 3 3B 2512Perplexity Sonar Deep Research
MakerMistral AIPerplexity
WeightsOpen weightsNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025March 7, 2025
Context window131K128K
Input $/Mtok$0.10$2.00
Output $/Mtok$0.10$8.00
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 Sonar Deep Research 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 80.0x cheaper ($0.10 vs $8.00 per million) and a larger context window (131K against 128K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 3B 2512 or Sonar Deep Research?

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.10 per million output tokens; Sonar Deep Research costs $2.00 and $8.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Ministral 3 3B 2512 or Sonar Deep Research?

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

Has any benchmark tested both Ministral 3 3B 2512 and Sonar Deep Research?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 3B 2512 has results on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index; Sonar Deep Research has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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