Mistralopen weightsMinistral 3 3B 2512 pricing
$0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.10 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.01¢ per chat answer and 0.16¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Mistral Large 4), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.01¢$0.14 / 1,000 | 40 in · 523 out · 854 reasoning | 9 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.04¢$0.38 / 1,000 | 254 in · 599 out · 2,946 reasoning | 88 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.08¢$0.78 / 1,000 | 55 in · 2,064 out · 5,705 reasoning | 16 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.03¢$0.34 / 1,000 | 285 in · 849 out · 2,230 reasoning | 8 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.13¢$1.35 / 1,000 | 1,349 in · 1,317 out · 10,816 reasoning | 79 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.05¢$0.49 / 1,000 | 731 in · 860 out · 3,281 reasoning | 50 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.16¢$1.55 / 1,000 | 13,373 in · 151 out · 2,019 reasoning | 45 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.03¢$0.30 / 1,000 | 374 in · 871 out · 1,784 reasoning | 24 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 0.15¢$1.55 / 1,000 | 4,774 in · 4,526 out · 6,174 reasoning | 10 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.07¢$0.70 / 1,000 | 3,772 in · 210 out · 2,981 reasoning | 29 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.09¢$0.87 / 1,000 | 1,274 in · 832 out · 6,565 reasoning | 25 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.14¢$1.38 / 1,000 | 4,658 in · 1,594 out · 7,522 reasoning | 13 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.03¢$0.33 / 1,000 | 121 in · 511 out · 2,647 reasoning | 23 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 4.5¢$45.38 / 1,000 | 2,304,625 in · 15,450 out · 132,350 reasoning | 17 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Ministral 3 3B 2512 through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mistralunknown | $0.10 / $0.10 | $0.01 | 131K | 100% |
Mistralunknown | $0.10 / $0.10 | $0.01 | 131K | 100% |
Mistralunknown | $0.11 / $0.11 | $0.011 | 131K |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Dec 6, 2025 at $0.10 input / $0.10 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Ministral 3 3B 2512 cost?
Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs $0.10 per 1 million input tokens and $0.10 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.01 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.01¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.16¢.
Where is Ministral 3 3B 2512 cheapest?
Among 3 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Mistral: $0.10 input and $0.10 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Ministral 3 3B 2512 cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Ministral 3 3B 2512 was not run directly. Tokens come from Mistral Large 4 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Mistral. Real usage can differ.