Compare/Ministral 3 8B vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 3B

Ministral 3 8BvsLlama 3.2 Instruct 3B

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

Mistral

Ministral 3 8B

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.15/M
Speed
121 tok/s
TTFT
0.38s
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Llama 3.2 Instruct 3B

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.15/M
Speed
52 tok/s
TTFT
0.72s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Ministral 3 8B
Lower Latency
Ministral 3 8B
Benchmarks (10-2)
Ministral 3 8B

Pricing Comparison

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

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Ministral 3 8B
121 tok/s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 3B
52 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Ministral 3 8B
0.38s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 3B
0.72s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
14.89.7
Coding Index
10.0
Math Index
31.73.3
GPQA Diamond
47.1%25.5%
MMLU-Pro
64.2%34.7%
LiveCodeBench
30.3%8.3%
AIME 2025
31.7%3.3%
MATH-500
48.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%5.2%
SciCode
20.8%5.2%
IFBench
29.1%26.2%
TerminalBench
4.5%
Ministral 3 8B10 wins
2 winsLlama 3.2 Instruct 3B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 8B or Llama 3.2 Instruct 3B?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Ministral 3 8B wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Llama 3.2 Instruct 3B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Ministral 3 8B generates tokens faster at 121 tok/s vs 52 tok/s. Ministral 3 8B also has lower time-to-first-token (0.38s vs 0.72s).

When should I use Ministral 3 8B vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 3B?

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