Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning)
by Mistral AI
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) is a reasoning model from Mistral AI, released on December 4, 2025. It has a 131K-token context window and can generate up to 131K output tokens. API pricing is $0.1 per 1M input tokens and $0.1 per 1M output tokens. It ranks #154 of 220 models by Intelligence Score with a score of 11.2.
The smallest model in the Ministral 3 family, Ministral 3 3B is a powerful, efficient tiny language model with vision capabilities. This model is the reasoning post-trained version, trained for reasoning tasks, making it ideal for math, coding and stem related use cases. The Ministral 3 family is designed for edge deployment, capable of running on a wide range of hardware. Ministral 3 3B can even be deployed locally, fitting in 16GB of VRAM in BF16, and less than 8GB of RAM/VRAM when quantized.
Key specs
| Provider | Mistral AI |
|---|---|
| Release date | 2025-12-04 |
| License | open source |
| Context window | 131K tokens |
| Max output | 131K tokens |
| Input price | $0.1 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.1 / 1M tokens |
| Intelligence Score | 11.2 |
| Coding index | 6.8 |
Quick answers
What is the context window of Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning)?
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) has a context window of 131K tokens, with a maximum output of 131K tokens per response.
How much does Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) cost?
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) costs $0.1 per 1M input tokens and $0.1 per 1M output tokens through the API.
Is Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) open source?
Yes. Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) is an open model released under the open source license.
When was Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) released?
Mistral AI released Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) on December 4, 2025.
How does Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) compare to Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning)?
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) scores 11.2 on the Intelligence Score versus 60.5 for Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning), the current #1. Input pricing is $0.1 vs $4 per 1M tokens.
Compare on the AI leaderboard · All AI models
More models from Mistral AI
- Mistral Large 4 — Mistral AI
- Mistral Medium 3.5 (Reasoning) — Mistral AI
- Ministral 3 (14B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) — Mistral AI
- Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) — Mistral AI
- Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) — Mistral AI
- Mistral Large 3 — Mistral AI