Ministral 3 8B 2512
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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models
A balanced model in the Ministral 3 family, Ministral 3 8B is a powerful, efficient tiny language model with vision capabilities.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 262 K tokens
- Max output
- 210 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $0.150
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $0.150
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.015
- Batch (input / output)
- $0.075 / $0.075
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 12/03/2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- mistralai/ministral-8b-2512
Summary from the data
Ministral 3 8B 2512 is a Mistral model available by API since 12/03/2025. It costs $0.150 per million input tokens and $0.150 per million output tokens, accepts 262 K tokens of context and generates up to 210 K tokens per response. Input: text, image; output: text. It has no reasoning mode. It supports tool calling. With 10,000 requests a month of 1,500 input and 400 output tokens it would cost about $2.85 a month.
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What would your product cost?
Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Ministral 3 8B 2512 cost per million tokens?
Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs $0.150 per million input tokens and $0.150 per million output tokens (USD, list price). Cache read: $0.015. Batch tier: $0.075 / $0.075.
What context window does Ministral 3 8B 2512 have?
Ministral 3 8B 2512 accepts 262 K tokens of context per request and generates up to 210 K tokens per response.
Does Ministral 3 8B 2512 accept images, audio or files?
Input: text, image. Output: text.
Does Ministral 3 8B 2512 have a reasoning mode and tool calling?
It has no reasoning mode. It supports tool calling.
When was Ministral 3 8B 2512 released and what is its knowledge cutoff?
Ministral 3 8B 2512 has been available by API since 12/03/2025. Knowledge cutoff: not published.
What would an app built on Ministral 3 8B 2512 cost?
With 10,000 requests a month of 1,500 input and 400 output tokens, Ministral 3 8B 2512 would cost about $2.85 a month at list price, without cache or batch discounts.
What is the API id of Ministral 3 8B 2512?
The id is mistralai/ministral-8b-2512. It is the name passed in the model parameter of the API (or on OpenRouter).
Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?
From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.
What does price per million tokens mean?
It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.
Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.