Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 wins on more metrics (9 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Mistral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 11.2✓ | — |
| Coding Index | 4.8✓ | — |
| GPQA Diamond | 36%✓ | 35% |
| Design Arena Elo | 1072✓ | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 50✓ | 5 |
| Latency | 247ms✓ | 399ms |
| Input price /M | $0.100✓ | $2.00 |
| Output price /M | $0.100✓ | $6.00 |
| Context window | 131K✓ | 128K |
| Capabilities | ToolsJSONVision | ToolsJSON |