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Ministral 3 3B 2512 vs Qwen3 Coder Flash

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs 9.8x less per output token than Qwen3 Coder Flash ($0.10 vs $0.975 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Ministral 3 3B 2512 Replace Qwen3 Coder Flash
Ministral 3 3B 2512Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.10
Qwen3 Coder FlashQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.975
vs $0.10 vs $0.975 per 1M output tokens. Ministral 3 3B 2512 is 9.8x cheaper.

Ministral 3 3B 2512 or Qwen3 Coder Flash: 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 9.8x cheaper ($0.10 vs $0.975 per million).

Model AMinistral 3 3B 2512Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 Coder FlashQwenNot 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; Qwen3 Coder Flash 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, Qwen3 Coder Flash 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 Qwen3 Coder Flash $0.975 per million output tokens, 9.8x apart.
Context window
Ministral 3 3B 2512 takes 131K tokens, Qwen3 Coder Flash 1M.

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 Qwen3 Coder Flash
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512Qwen3 Coder FlashLeader
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 Qwen3 Coder Flash
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512Qwen3 Coder FlashLeader
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 Qwen3 Coder Flash
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512Qwen3 Coder FlashLeader
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 Qwen3 Coder Flash
BenchmarkMinistral 3 3B 2512Qwen3 Coder FlashLeader
Design Arena: websites1028Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Design Arena: game dev949Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 3B 2512 measured
Design Arena: 3D963Not 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
Qwen3 Coder Flash$0.0007Fits 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
Qwen3 Coder Flash$0.013Fits 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
Qwen3 Coder Flash$0.049Fits in one request

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 Qwen3 Coder Flash
SpecificationMistral Ministral 3 3B 2512Qwen3 Coder Flash
MakerMistral AIQwen
WeightsOpen weightsNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025September 17, 2025
Context window131K1M
Input $/Mtok$0.10$0.195
Output $/Mtok$0.10$0.975
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 Qwen3 Coder Flash 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 9.8x cheaper ($0.10 vs $0.975 per million).

Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 3B 2512 or Qwen3 Coder Flash?

Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.10 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Flash costs $0.195 and $0.975. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Ministral 3 3B 2512 or Qwen3 Coder Flash?

Qwen3 Coder Flash, with 1M tokens against 131K.

Has any benchmark tested both Ministral 3 3B 2512 and Qwen3 Coder Flash?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 3B 2512 has results on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index; Qwen3 Coder Flash has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.

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