Ministral 3 8B
Last verified August 24, 2026 · Mistral pricing ↗$0.150/1M input · $0.150/1M output · 262K context · Mistral
Ministral 3 8B costs $0.150 per 1M input tokens and $0.150 per 1M output tokens from Mistral, with a 262K-token context window. A typical chat reply (1,500 tokens in, 400 out) costs $0.0003, or $2.85 per 10,000 requests. On that workload it is cheaper than 154 of the 172 other buyable models tracked here.
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What Ministral 3 8B Costs Per Request
At $0.150 per 1M input and $0.150 per 1M output tokens, before caching or batch discounts.
| Workload | Input / output tokens | Per request | Per 10,000 requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 1,500 / 400 | $0.0003 | $2.85 |
| RAG answer over retrieved docs | 8,000 / 600 | $0.0013 | $12.90 |
| Coding-agent step | 30,000 / 2,000 | $0.0048 | $48.00 |
Ministral 3 8B vs Similarly Priced Models
Nearest buyable models by price, with the RAG answer above (8,000 in / 600 out) priced on each.
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context | RAG answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministral 3 8B Mistral | $0.150 | $0.150 | 262K | $0.0013 |
| Ministral 3 14B Mistral | $0.200 | $0.200 | 262K | $0.0017 |
| Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor Meta | $0.100 | $0.200 | 1.0M | $0.0009 |
| Laguna S 2.1 Poolside | $0.100 | $0.200 | 1.0M | $0.0009 |
Alternatives to Ministral 3 8B
Pricing Details
MistralMinistral 3 family, 8B params. API ID: ministral-3-8b-2512. Mistral also sells a 3B tier at $0.10/$0.10 that this catalogue does not carry. Estimated tokens.
Input / 1M tokens
$0.15
Output / 1M tokens
$0.15
Context Window
262K
Max Output
33K
Price History
No price change recorded since 2026-08-11, when this site started tracking this model.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Ministral 3 8B pricing and usage
How much does Ministral 3 8B cost?
Ministral 3 8B costs $0.15 per 1 million input tokens and $0.15 per 1 million output tokens. This pricing is set by Mistral.
What tokenizer does Ministral 3 8B use?
Ministral 3 8B uses the cl100k_base tokenizer. This tokenizer has a vocabulary of ~100,000 tokens and is widely used across many models.
What is Ministral 3 8B's context window?
Ministral 3 8B supports a context window of 262K tokens (262,144 tokens). The maximum output length is 33K tokens.
How does Ministral 3 8B compare to other models?
On an 8,000-token-in, 600-token-out RAG answer, Ministral 3 8B costs $0.0013 per request. The nearest-priced alternatives cost: Ministral 3 14B (Mistral) $0.0017, Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor (Meta) $0.0009, Laguna S 2.1 (Poolside) $0.0009. The table above lists their full rates and context windows.
How do I count tokens for Ministral 3 8B?
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