Compare/Solar Mini vs Ministral 3 8B

Solar MinivsMinistral 3 8B

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

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Solar Mini

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.15/M
Speed
92 tok/s
TTFT
1.50s
Mistral

Ministral 3 8B

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

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Ministral 3 8B
Lower Latency
Ministral 3 8B
Benchmarks (1-11)
Ministral 3 8B

Pricing Comparison

MetricSolar MiniMinistral 3 8B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.15$0.15
Output ($/M tokens)$0.15$0.15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Solar Mini$0.16
Ministral 3 8B$0.16

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Solar Mini
92 tok/s
Ministral 3 8B
192 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Solar Mini
1.50s
Ministral 3 8B
0.28s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
11.914.8
Coding Index
10.0
Math Index
31.7
GPQA Diamond
47.1%
MMLU-Pro
64.2%
LiveCodeBench
30.3%
AIME 2025
31.7%
MATH-500
33.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%
SciCode
20.8%
IFBench
29.1%
TerminalBench
4.5%
Solar Mini1 wins
11 winsMinistral 3 8B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Solar Mini or Ministral 3 8B?

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 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Solar Mini. 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 92 tok/s. However, Ministral 3 8B has lower time-to-first-token (0.28s vs 1.50s).

When should I use Solar Mini vs Ministral 3 8B?

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.