Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning)
by Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) is a reasoning model from Mistral AI, released on December 4, 2025. It has a 262K-token context window and can generate up to 262K output tokens. API pricing is $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens. It ranks #137 of 220 models by Intelligence Score with a score of 16.5.
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 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 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 |
| Context window | 262K tokens |
| Max output | 262K tokens |
| Input price | $0.15 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.15 / 1M tokens |
| Intelligence Score | 16.5 |
| Coding index | 8.9 |
Quick answers
What is the context window of Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning)?
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) has a context window of 262K tokens, with a maximum output of 262K tokens per response.
How much does Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) cost?
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens through the API.
Is Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) open source?
Yes. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) is an open model released under the open source license.
When was Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) released?
Mistral AI released Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) on December 4, 2025.
How does Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) compare to Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning)?
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Reasoning) scores 16.5 on the Intelligence Score versus 60.5 for Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning), the current #1. Input pricing is $0.15 vs $4 per 1M tokens.
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