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Ministral 3B vs GPT-5 Nano

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Ministral 3B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time

GPT-5 Nano wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Ministral 3B
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Nano
Context Window
GPT-5 Nano
Speed
Ministral 3B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMinistral 3BGPT-5 Nano
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMinistral 3BGPT-5 Nano
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMistral AIOpenAI
ReleasedUnknownAug 2025

Ministral 3B Modalities

Input
Output

GPT-5 Nano Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ministral 3B has cheaper input pricing at $0.04/M tokens. Ministral 3B has cheaper output pricing at $0.04/M tokens.
GPT-5 Nano scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 14.2, compared to Ministral 3B's score of 4.8.
Ministral 3B has a 128,000 token context window, while GPT-5 Nano has a 400,000 token context window.
Ministral 3B does not support vision. GPT-5 Nano supports vision.