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Ministral 3 8B
Ministral 3 8B is a fast open-weight model from Mistral AI, released 2 December 2025. At Mistral AI it costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens, with a 256K-token context window.
- Made by
- Mistral AI
- Released
- 2025-12-02
- Status
- Generally available
- Tier
- Fast
- Weights
- Open
- Context window
- 256,000 tokens
- Input
- text, image
- API id
ministral-8b-2512
Ministral 3 8B price at Mistral AI
US dollars per million tokens. Blended is 3 input tokens for every output token, one number to compare on.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Blended | Batch | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral AI · maker | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.015 | $0.15 | 50% off | 2026-10-14 |
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| Model | Input | Output | Context | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministral 3 8B | $0.15 | $0.15 | 256K | Open |
| Llama 3.3 70B Meta | $0.10 | $0.32 | 128K | Open |
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| gpt-oss-20b OpenAI | $0.07 | $0.25 | 131K | Open |
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| Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1M | Closed |
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Ministral 3 8B FAQ
How much does Ministral 3 8B cost?
Ministral 3 8B costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens at Mistral AI, and $0.015 per million cached input tokens, with 50% off for batch requests. Prices are list prices in US dollars, last checked 14 October 2026.
What is Ministral 3 8B's context window?
Ministral 3 8B takes up to 256,000 tokens in one request.
Is Ministral 3 8B open weight?
Yes. Mistral AI publishes the weights, so you can run Ministral 3 8B yourself or at any host that serves it.
Where can I use Ministral 3 8B?
Ministral 3 8B is available from Mistral AI. At Mistral AI, call it as ministral-8b-2512.