AI model comparison
Ministral 3 14B 2512 vs Nova Lite 1.0
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Mistral
Ministral 3 14B 2512
The largest model in the Ministral 3 family, Ministral 3 14B offers frontier capabilities and performance comparable to its larger Mistral Small 3.2 24B counterpart.
- Input / 1M
- $0.20
- Output / 1M
- $0.20
- Context
- 262K
Amazon
Nova Lite 1.0
Amazon Nova Lite 1.0 is a very low-cost multimodal model from Amazon that focused on fast processing of image, video, and text inputs to generate text output.
- Input / 1M
- $0.06
- Output / 1M
- $0.24
- Context
- 300K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Nova Lite 1.0
2.1x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Nova Lite 1.0
6.7 vs 6 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Nova Lite 1.0
300K vs 262K tokens
Newer release
Ministral 3 14B 2512
Released December 2, 2025
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Ministral 3 14B 25126Nova Lite 1.06.7Coding index
Ministral 3 14B 251214.4Nova Lite 1.0Not availableAgentic index
Ministral 3 14B 25121.1Nova Lite 1.0Not availablePricing
Ministral 3 14B 2512 vs Nova Lite 1.0 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | Nova Lite 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.20 | $0.06 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.20 | $0.24 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.02 | Not available |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Ministral 3 14B 2512$0.50Nova Lite 1.0$0.24Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Ministral 3 14B 2512$6.80$1.40 cachedNova Lite 1.0$2.76Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Ministral 3 14B 2512$30.40$3.40 cachedNova Lite 1.0$9.48Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | Nova Lite 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 262K tokens | 300K tokens |
| Max output | 210K tokens | 5K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text | Image, Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Not available |
| Release date | December 2, 2025 | December 5, 2024 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Ministral 3 14B 2512 | Nova Lite 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Not supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Not supported |
| Reasoning | Not supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Not supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Nova Lite 1.0 is 2.1x cheaper for a typical chat. Nova Lite 1.0 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (6.7 vs 6). Nova Lite 1.0 has the larger context window (300K vs 262K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 3 14B 2512 or Nova Lite 1.0 cheaper?
Nova Lite 1.0 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.24 per 1M output tokens, while Ministral 3 14B 2512 costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Ministral 3 14B 2512 or Nova Lite 1.0?
Nova Lite 1.0 supports up to 300K tokens of context, compared with 262K for Ministral 3 14B 2512.
Is Ministral 3 14B 2512 smarter than Nova Lite 1.0?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Ministral 3 14B 2512 scores 6 and Nova Lite 1.0 scores 6.7, putting Nova Lite 1.0 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Ministral 3 14B 2512 and Nova Lite 1.0 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Ministral 3 14B 2512 and Nova Lite 1.0 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Ministral 3 14B 2512 and Nova Lite 1.0 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.