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Ministral 3 8B 2512 vs Laguna XS 2.1

Laguna XS 2.1 costs 1.3x less per output token than Ministral 3 8B 2512 ($0.12 vs $0.15 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Ministral 3 8B 2512 Replace Laguna XS 2.1
Ministral 3 8B 2512Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.15
P Laguna XS 2.1Poolside
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.12
vs $0.15 vs $0.12 per 1M output tokens. Laguna XS 2.1 is 1.3x cheaper.

Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Laguna XS 2.1: which to pick

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

Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Model AMinistral 3 8B 2512Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BLaguna XS 2.1PoolsideNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 8B 2512 has results on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index; Laguna XS 2.1 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 8B 2512 not benchmarked, Laguna XS 2.1 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 8B 2512 $0.15 against Laguna XS 2.1 $0.12 per million output tokens, 1.3x apart.
Context window
Both take 262K tokens.

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 8B 2512 and Laguna XS 2.1
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Laguna XS 2.1Leader
AA Coding Index9.7Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 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 Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Laguna XS 2.1
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Laguna XS 2.1Leader
AA Intelligence Index5.5Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 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 8B 2512 and Laguna XS 2.1
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Laguna XS 2.1Leader
AA Agentic Index0.6Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 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 Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Laguna XS 2.1
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Laguna XS 2.1Leader
Design Arena: websites1065Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 2512 measured
Design Arena: game dev990Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 2512 measured
Design Arena: 3D1031Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 2512 measured
Design Arena: all code categories1052Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 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 8B 2512$0.0002Fits in one request
Laguna XS 2.1$0.0001Fits in one request

Laguna XS 2.1 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Ministral 3 8B 2512$0.0080Fits in one request
Laguna XS 2.1$0.0034Fits in one request

Laguna XS 2.1 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Ministral 3 8B 2512$0.032Fits in one request
Laguna XS 2.1$0.013Fits in one request

Laguna XS 2.1 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 8B 2512 and Laguna XS 2.1
SpecificationMistral Ministral 3 8B 2512Poolside Laguna XS 2.1
MakerMistral AIPoolside
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025July 2, 2026
Context window262K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.15$0.06
Output $/Mtok$0.15$0.12
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Ministral 3 8B 2512 better than Laguna XS 2.1 for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Laguna XS 2.1?

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Laguna XS 2.1 costs $0.06 and $0.12. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Laguna XS 2.1?

Neither: both take 262K tokens.

Has any benchmark tested both Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Laguna XS 2.1?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 8B 2512 has results on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index; Laguna XS 2.1 has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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