Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $0.06 cheaper per 1M input tokens (23.1% lower; 1.3x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking vs Ministral 3 14B 2512
Pick Ministral 3 14B 2512 when budget and context both matter.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Ministral 3 14B 2512 when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Ministral 3 14B 2512 is estimated at $0.3 vs $1.56 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking, saving $1.26 (80.8% lower).
Cost-first pickMinistral 3 14B 2512
Context-first pickMinistral 3 14B 2512
Sample savings$1.2680.8%
10x traffic gap$12.6
Ministral 3 14B 2512 is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $12.6. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Ministral 3 14B 2512 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking | Ministral 3 14B 2512 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | $2.6 | $1.1 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | $2.86 | $0.4 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | $13.26 | $1.2 |
Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $2.4 cheaper per 1M output tokens (92.3% lower; 13x difference).
Ministral 3 14B 2512 has 131.07K more context (2x larger).
Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $1.26 cheaper on the standard workload (80.8% lower).
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
Ministral 3 14B 2512 has the lower input price; Ministral 3 14B 2512 has the lower output price; Ministral 3 14B 2512 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Ministral 3 14B 2512 is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $1.56 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking and $0.3 for Ministral 3 14B 2512.
Choose Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
Choose Ministral 3 14B 2512 when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Ministral 3 14B 2512 is estimated at $0.3 vs $1.56 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking, saving $1.26 (80.8% lower).
- Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $1.26 cheaper on the standard workload (80.8% lower).
- Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $0.06 cheaper per 1M input tokens (23.1% lower; 1.3x difference).
- Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $2.4 cheaper per 1M output tokens (92.3% lower; 13x difference).
- Ministral 3 14B 2512 has 131.07K more context (2x larger).
| Feature | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking (Qwen) | Ministral 3 14B 2512 (Mistral) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.26 | $0.2 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $2.6 | $0.2 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $1.56 | $0.3 |
| Context Window | 131.07K | 262.14K |
| Release Date | ||
| Popularity | #103 | #126 |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Ministral 3 14B 2512 is estimated at $0.3 vs $1.56 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking, saving $1.26 (80.8% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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