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Ministral 3 8B 2512 vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs 1.3x less per output token than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct ($0.15 vs $0.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Ministral 3 8B 2512 Replace Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Ministral 3 8B 2512Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.15
Qwen2.5 7B InstructQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.20
vs $0.15 vs $0.20 per 1M output tokens. Ministral 3 8B 2512 is 1.3x cheaper.

Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: which to pick

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

Pick Ministral 3 8B 2512 for output tokens 1.3x cheaper ($0.15 vs $0.20 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 33K tokens).

Model AMinistral 3 8B 2512Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen2.5 7B InstructQwenNot 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; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run). 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, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.20 per million output tokens, 1.3x apart.
Context window
Ministral 3 8B 2512 takes 262K tokens, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 33K.

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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
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 index2 boards measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
AA Intelligence Index5.5Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 2512 measured
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured118.5Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
AA Agentic Index0.6Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 2512 measured
BALROGNot measured7.8%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured35.5%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Math benchmarks for Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured2.5%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
MMLUNot measured72.9%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 19 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
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
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
General benchmarks for Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
DTBenchNot measured47.7%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
LMCANot measured6.4%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 46 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
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0002Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Ministral 3 8B 2512$0.0080Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0056Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Ministral 3 8B 2512$0.032Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.022Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
SpecificationMistral Ministral 3 8B 2512Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
MakerMistral AIQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025October 16, 2024
Context window262K33K
Input $/Mtok$0.15$0.10
Output $/Mtok$0.15$0.20
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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Ministral 3 8B 2512 for output tokens 1.3x cheaper ($0.15 vs $0.20 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 33K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.10 and $0.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Ministral 3 8B 2512, with 262K tokens against 33K.

Has any benchmark tested both Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 8B 2512 has results on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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