Ministral 3 14B 2512 alternatives

Best Ministral 3 14B 2512 alternatives

10 models that can stand in for Ministral 3 14B 2512, ranked by benchmark score, with what each one does better.

Current Model

Ministral 3 14B 2512

Input / 1M: $0.20
Output / 1M: $0.20
Context: 262K
Intelligence: 6

Quick picks

The best alternative depends on what you need

Why people switch away from Ministral 3 14B 2512, and the model that fits each reason best.

Cheapest alternative

Mistral Small 3

$0.08 per 1M output tokens vs $0.20

Smartest alternative

Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507

Intelligence score 7.5 vs 6

Largest context

Nova Lite 1.0

300K tokens vs 262K

Ranked

Top Ministral 3 14B 2512 alternatives

Each model is scored against Ministral 3 14B 2512. Green means better, red means worse.

Ministral 3 14B 2512 as the baseline, then the top alternatives scored against it
Model	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Context	Intelligence	Compare
Ministral 3 14B 2512 Mistral	Input / 1M$0.20	Output / 1M$0.20	Context262K	Intelligence6	Reference model
1 Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 Qwen	Input / 1M$0.10-50%	Output / 1M$0.30+50%	Context262K	Intelligence7.5+25%	Compare
Why switch:Higher intelligence score
2 Mistral Small 3 Mistral	Input / 1M$0.05-75%	Output / 1M$0.08-60%	Context33K-87%	Intelligence6.7+12%	Compare
Why switch:2.5x cheaper outputHigher intelligence score
3 Nova Lite 1.0 Amazon	Input / 1M$0.06-70%	Output / 1M$0.24+20%	Context300K+14%	Intelligence6.7+12%	Compare
Why switch:Higher intelligence scoreLarger 300K context
4 Saba Mistral	Input / 1M$0.20	Output / 1M$0.60+200%	Context33K-87%	Intelligence6.5+8%	Compare
Why switch:Higher intelligence scoreAccepts file
5 Reka Flash 3 rekaai	Input / 1M$0.10-50%	Output / 1M$0.20	Context66K-75%	Intelligence6.4+7%	Compare
Why switch:Higher intelligence score
6 Phi 4 Microsoft	Input / 1M$0.07-65%	Output / 1M$0.14-30%	Context16K-94%	Intelligence5.9-2%	Compare
Why switch:1.4x cheaper output
7 Nova Micro 1.0 Amazon	Input / 1M$0.04-82%	Output / 1M$0.14-30%	Context128K-51%	Intelligence5.9-2%	Compare
Why switch:1.4x cheaper output
8 Ministral 3 8B 2512 Mistral	Input / 1M$0.15-25%	Output / 1M$0.15-25%	Context262K	Intelligence5.5-8%	Compare
Why switch:1.3x cheaper output
9 Ministral 3 3B 2512 Mistral	Input / 1M$0.10-50%	Output / 1M$0.10-50%	Context131K-50%	Intelligence4.8-20%	Compare
Why switch:2x cheaper output
10 Llama 3.2 1B Instruct Meta	Input / 1M$0.03-86%	Output / 1M$0.20+1%	Context60K-77%	Intelligence4.8-20%	Compare

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Ministral 3 14B 2512?

Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 from Qwen ranks first, based on independent benchmark scores. It costs $0.30 per 1M output tokens, compared with $0.20 for Ministral 3 14B 2512.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Ministral 3 14B 2512?

Yes. Mistral Small 3 charges $0.08 per 1M output tokens, versus $0.20 for Ministral 3 14B 2512.

Can I try Ministral 3 14B 2512 and its alternatives at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to several models at once, so you can compare Ministral 3 14B 2512 with any of these alternatives on your own tasks.

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