Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
by Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is a model from Mistral AI, released on December 4, 2025. It ranks #197 of 220 models by Intelligence Score with a score of -1.1.
A balanced model in the Ministral 3 family, Ministral 3 8B is a powerful, efficient tiny language model with vision capabilities. This model is the base pre-trained version, not fine-tuned for instruction or reasoning tasks, making it ideal for custom post-training processes. The Ministral 3 family is designed for edge deployment, capable of running on a wide range of hardware. Ministral 3 8B can even be deployed locally, capable of fitting in 24GB of VRAM in BF16, and less than 12GB of RAM/VRAM when quantized.
Key specs
| Provider | Mistral AI |
|---|---|
| Release date | 2025-12-04 |
| License | open source |
| Intelligence Score | -1.1 |
Quick answers
Is Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) open source?
Yes. Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is an open model released under the open source license.
When was Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) released?
Mistral AI released Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) on December 4, 2025.
How does Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) compare to Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning)?
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) scores -1.1 on the Intelligence Score versus 60.5 for Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning), the current #1.
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