Compare/Olmo 3 7B Instruct vs Ministral 3 14B

Olmo 3 7B InstructvsMinistral 3 14B

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

Allen Institute for AI

Olmo 3 7B Instruct

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
TTFT
Mistral

Ministral 3 14B

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
125 tok/s
TTFT
0.28s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Olmo 3 7B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
Ministral 3 14B
Lower Latency
Olmo 3 7B Instruct
Benchmarks (4-7)
Ministral 3 14B

Pricing Comparison

MetricOlmo 3 7B InstructMinistral 3 14B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Olmo 3 7B Instruct$0.12
Ministral 3 14B$0.22

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Olmo 3 7B Instruct
Ministral 3 14B
125 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Olmo 3 7B Instruct
Ministral 3 14B
0.28s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.216.0
Coding Index
3.410.9
Math Index
41.330.0
GPQA Diamond
40.0%57.2%
MMLU-Pro
52.2%69.3%
LiveCodeBench
26.6%35.1%
AIME 2025
41.3%30.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
5.8%4.6%
SciCode
10.3%23.6%
IFBench
32.8%32.0%
TerminalBench
0.0%4.5%
Olmo 3 7B Instruct4 wins
7 winsMinistral 3 14B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Olmo 3 7B Instruct or Ministral 3 14B?

Olmo 3 7B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.13/M tokens vs $0.20/M for Ministral 3 14B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Ministral 3 14B wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Olmo 3 7B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Ministral 3 14B generates tokens faster at 125 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Olmo 3 7B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.28s).

When should I use Olmo 3 7B Instruct vs Ministral 3 14B?

Choose based on your priorities: Olmo 3 7B Instruct for lower cost, Ministral 3 14B for stronger benchmark performance, and Ministral 3 14B for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.