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NewGrok Build 0.1 vs Ministral 3 14B 2512

Pick Ministral 3 14B 2512 when budget and context both matter.

Pricing data updated:  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 $2 for Grok Build 0.1, saving $1.7 (85% lower).

Cost-first pickMinistral 3 14B 2512
Context-first pickMinistral 3 14B 2512
Sample savings$1.785%
10x traffic gap$17

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 $17. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Ministral 3 14B 2512 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickGrok Build 0.1Ministral 3 14B 2512
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputMinistral 3 14B 2512$6$1.1
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputMinistral 3 14B 2512$3$0.4
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputMinistral 3 14B 2512$11$1.2
Cheaper input Ministral 3 14B 2512 $1 vs $0.2 / 1M

Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $0.8 cheaper per 1M input tokens (80% lower; 5x difference).

Cheaper output Ministral 3 14B 2512 $2 vs $0.2 / 1M

Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $1.8 cheaper per 1M output tokens (90% lower; 10x difference).

Larger context Ministral 3 14B 2512 256K vs 262.14K

Ministral 3 14B 2512 has 6.14K more context (1.02x larger).

Sample workload Ministral 3 14B 2512 $2 vs $0.3

Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $1.7 cheaper on the standard workload (85% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
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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

Verdict

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 $2 for Grok Build 0.1 and $0.3 for Ministral 3 14B 2512.

Best Fit

Choose Grok Build 0.1 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.

Decision Notes
  • On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Ministral 3 14B 2512 is estimated at $0.3 vs $2 for Grok Build 0.1, saving $1.7 (85% lower).
  • Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $1.7 cheaper on the standard workload (85% lower).
  • Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $0.8 cheaper per 1M input tokens (80% lower; 5x difference).
  • Ministral 3 14B 2512 is $1.8 cheaper per 1M output tokens (90% lower; 10x difference).
  • Ministral 3 14B 2512 has 6.14K more context (1.02x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureNewGrok Build 0.1
(xAI)		Ministral 3 14B 2512
(Mistral)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$1$0.2
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$2$0.2
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$2$0.3
Context Window256K262.14K
Release Date

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionMinistral 3 14B 2512On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Ministral 3 14B 2512 is estimated at $0.3 vs $2 for Grok Build 0.1, saving $1.7 (85% lower).
High-volume input processingMinistral 3 14B 2512Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsMinistral 3 14B 2512Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workMinistral 3 14B 2512A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

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Same-provider lower-cost swaps
  • Mistral Nemo can replace Ministral 3 14B 2512 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.04.
  • Mistral Small 3 can replace Ministral 3 14B 2512 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.09.
  • Ministral 3 3B 2512 can replace Ministral 3 14B 2512 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.15.
  • Mistral Small 3.2 24B can replace Ministral 3 14B 2512 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.17.
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