Mistral AI model product
Min istral 3
The smallest model in the Ministral 3 family, Ministral 3 3B is a powerful, efficient tiny language model with vision capabilities.
Updated Aug 12, 2026. Default version: Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
LLMBoard score20.8Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
Coverage60%4 benchmark families
Context window131.1KTokens
Official input price$0.04Mistral API
Min istral 3 Specifications
Technical details for the model's default version.
- Version
- Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
- Released
- Dec 4, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- Unknown
- Parameters
- 3B
- Context window
- 131.1K
- Max output
- 131.1K
- Inputs
- image, text
- Outputs
- text
- Open weights
- No
- License
- Apache 2.0
Min istral 3 Capability Profile
This profile uses the model's current scored version. Arena ratings and prices are shown separately.
Min istral 3 Benchmark Results
Benchmark scores for Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512).
| AIME 2024 | 77.5% | 33 | 53 | 38.5% | C | |
| LiveCodeBench | 54.8% | 38 | 73 | 48.6% | C | |
| AIME 2025 | 72.1% | 84 | 114 | 26.6% | C | |
| GPQA | 53.4% | 169 | 234 | 27.9% | C |
Min istral 3 Arena Results
Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.
No Arena results
The default version does not have a matching Arena result yet.
Min istral 3 Runtime Performance
Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512). Runtime does not affect the capability score.
| Mistral AI | 1,222 tok/s | 0.16 s | 131.1K | 131.1K |
Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.
Min istral 3 Pricing
Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.
- Official API
- $0.04 input, $0.04 output per 1M
- Official provider
- Mistral
- Lowest third-party
- From $1.04 input, $0.5483 output per 1M via Clarifai
- Tracked offerings
- 2
| Mistral | ministral-3b-latest | global | $0.04 | $0.04 | 128K | |
| Clarifai | mistralai/completion/models/Ministral-3-3B-Reasoning-2512 | global | $1.04 | $0.5483 | 262.1K |
Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.
Min istral 3 Versions
Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.
| Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) | 20.8 | 3B | 131.1K | 131.1K | No | Apache 2.0 |
What is Min istral 3?
Key information about Min istral 3 and its available data.
The smallest model in the Ministral 3 family, Ministral 3 3B is a powerful, efficient tiny language model with vision capabilities. This model is the reasoning post-trained version, trained for reasoning tasks, making it ideal for math, coding and stem related use cases.
The Ministral 3 family is designed for edge deployment, capable of running on a wide range of hardware. Ministral 3 3B can even be deployed locally, fitting in 16GB of VRAM in BF16, and less than 8GB of RAM/VRAM when quantized.
Data as of 2026-08-11.
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FAQ
Common questions about Min istral 3.
When was Min istral 3 released?
Min istral 3's default version was released on Dec 4, 2025.
How much does Min istral 3 cost?
Min istral 3's official API price is $0.04 per million input tokens and $0.04 per million output tokens via Mistral. The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $1.04 input and $0.5483 output via Clarifai.
Who created Min istral 3?
Min istral 3 was created by Mistral AI.
What is the context window for Min istral 3?
The default version has a 131.1K token context window.
Is Min istral 3 open weight?
No. The default version is not marked as having publicly available weights.
How many API providers offer Min istral 3?
2 provider offerings are linked to the default version.
What models should I compare Min istral 3 with?
Nearby ranked alternatives include Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite, Grok 2, Nova Pro.