Compare/Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) vs Ministral 3 8B

Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)vsMinistral 3 8B

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Input
$0.16/M
Output
$0.16/M
Speed
81 tok/s
TTFT
0.37s
Mistral

Ministral 3 8B

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.15/M
Speed
192 tok/s
TTFT
0.28s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Ministral 3 8B
Faster (tok/s)
Ministral 3 8B
Lower Latency
Ministral 3 8B
Benchmarks (3-9)
Ministral 3 8B

Pricing Comparison

MetricLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)Ministral 3 8B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.16$0.15
Output ($/M tokens)$0.16$0.15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)$0.18
Ministral 3 8B$0.16

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
81 tok/s
Ministral 3 8B
192 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
0.37s
Ministral 3 8B
0.28s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.714.8
Coding Index
4.310.0
Math Index
1.731.7
GPQA Diamond
22.1%47.1%
MMLU-Pro
46.4%64.2%
LiveCodeBench
11.0%30.3%
AIME 2025
1.7%31.7%
MATH-500
51.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.2%4.3%
SciCode
11.2%20.8%
IFBench
30.4%29.1%
TerminalBench
0.8%4.5%
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)3 wins
9 winsMinistral 3 8B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) or Ministral 3 8B?

Ministral 3 8B is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.15/M tokens vs $0.16/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Ministral 3 8B wins 9 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Ministral 3 8B generates tokens faster at 192 tok/s vs 81 tok/s. However, Ministral 3 8B has lower time-to-first-token (0.28s vs 0.37s).

When should I use Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) vs Ministral 3 8B?

Choose based on your priorities: Ministral 3 8B for lower cost, Ministral 3 8B for stronger benchmark performance, and Ministral 3 8B for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.