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Ministral 3 8B 2512 vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs 80.0x less per output token than Qwen3.8 Max Prime ($0.15 vs $12.00 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Ministral 3 8B 2512 Replace Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Ministral 3 8B 2512Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.15
Qwen3.8 Max PrimeQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$12.00
vs $0.15 vs $12.00 per 1M output tokens. Ministral 3 8B 2512 is 80.0x cheaper.

Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Qwen3.8 Max Prime: 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 80.0x cheaper ($0.15 vs $12.00 per million).

Model AMinistral 3 8B 2512Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3.8 Max PrimeQwenNot 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; Qwen3.8 Max Prime 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, Qwen3.8 Max Prime 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 Qwen3.8 Max Prime $12.00 per million output tokens, 80.0x apart.
Context window
Ministral 3 8B 2512 takes 262K tokens, Qwen3.8 Max Prime 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 8B 2512 and Qwen3.8 Max Prime
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen3.8 Max PrimeLeader
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 Qwen3.8 Max Prime
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen3.8 Max PrimeLeader
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 Qwen3.8 Max Prime
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen3.8 Max PrimeLeader
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 Qwen3.8 Max Prime
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Qwen3.8 Max PrimeLeader
Design Arena: websites1065Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 2512 measured
Design Arena: game dev990Not measuredOnly Ministral 3 8B 2512 measured
Design Arena: 3D1032Not 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
Qwen3.8 Max Prime$0.010Fits in one request

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Ministral 3 8B 2512$0.0080Fits in one request
Qwen3.8 Max Prime$0.236Fits in one request

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Ministral 3 8B 2512$0.032Fits in one request
Qwen3.8 Max Prime$0.920Fits in one request

Ministral 3 8B 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 8B 2512 and Qwen3.8 Max Prime
SpecificationMistral Ministral 3 8B 2512Qwen3.8 Max Prime
MakerMistral AIQwen
WeightsOpen weightsNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025September 23, 2026
Context window262K1M
Input $/Mtok$0.15$4.00
Output $/Mtok$0.15$12.00
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 Qwen3.8 Max Prime 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 80.0x cheaper ($0.15 vs $12.00 per million).

Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $4.00 and $12.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

Qwen3.8 Max Prime, with 1M tokens against 262K.

Has any benchmark tested both Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 8B 2512 has results on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index; Qwen3.8 Max Prime has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.

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