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Mistral AI
Mistral AI
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Qwen
Qwen

Ministral 3B vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Ministral 3B wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
Price Advantage
Ministral 3B
Benchmark Advantage
Ministral 3B
Context Window
Ministral 3B
Speed
Ministral 3B

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricMinistral 3BQwen2.5 7B InstructWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.04$0.04Tie
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.04$0.10 Ministral 3B
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.04 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Ministral 3B is 27% cheaper overall.

Ministral 3B Providers

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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Ministral 3B Wins
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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkMinistral 3BQwen2.5 7B InstructWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
11.235.2
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
4.8--
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
22.0--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
52.436.5
GPQA
Graduate-level science
35.85.5
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
24.7--
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
-34.9-
Ministral 3B shows stronger mathematical reasoning abilities.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Ministral 3B
128,000
tokens
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
32,768
tokens
Ministral 3B has a 74% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricMinistral 3BQwen2.5 7B InstructWinner
Tokens/second272.5 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token0.26sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMinistral 3BQwen2.5 7B Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMinistral 3BQwen2.5 7B Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMistral AIQwen
ReleasedUnknownOct 2024

Ministral 3B Modalities

Input
Output

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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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.
Ministral 3B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 4.8, compared to Qwen2.5 7B Instruct's score of N/A.
Ministral 3B has a 128,000 token context window, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has a 32,768 token context window.
Ministral 3B does not support vision. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct does not support vision.