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Ministral 3 8B 2512 vs Pareto 26.10

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs 21.3x less per output token than Pareto 26.10 ($0.15 vs $3.20 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Ministral 3 8B 2512Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.15
U Pareto 26.10Unbiased
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$3.20
vs $0.15 vs $3.20 per 1M output tokens. Ministral 3 8B 2512 is 21.3x cheaper.

Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Pareto 26.10: 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 21.3x cheaper ($0.15 vs $3.20 per million).

No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 8B 2512 has results on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index; Pareto 26.10 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, Pareto 26.10 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 Pareto 26.10 $3.20 per million output tokens, 21.3x apart.
Context window
Ministral 3 8B 2512 takes 262K tokens, Pareto 26.10 1.05M.

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 Pareto 26.10
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Pareto 26.10Leader
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 Pareto 26.10
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Pareto 26.10Leader
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 Pareto 26.10
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Pareto 26.10Leader
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 Pareto 26.10
BenchmarkMinistral 3 8B 2512Pareto 26.10Leader
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
Pareto 26.10$0.0024Fits 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
Pareto 26.10$0.050Fits 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
Pareto 26.10$0.192Fits 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 Pareto 26.10
SpecificationMistral Ministral 3 8B 2512Pareto 26.10
MakerMistral AIUnbiased
WeightsOpen weightsNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025October 15, 2026
Context window262K1.05M
Input $/Mtok$0.15$0.80
Output $/Mtok$0.15$3.20
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 Pareto 26.10 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 21.3x cheaper ($0.15 vs $3.20 per million).

Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Pareto 26.10?

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Pareto 26.10 costs $0.80 and $3.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Ministral 3 8B 2512 or Pareto 26.10?

Pareto 26.10, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.

Has any benchmark tested both Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Pareto 26.10?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Ministral 3 8B 2512 has results on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index; Pareto 26.10 has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.

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