Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch)
$0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.075 per 1M output tokens · 262K context · vision, tools, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads, using the cached-input price for repeated context. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $18.72 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $6.71 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $10.57 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.371 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $70.88 |
Price history
We started tracking Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Cheaper alternatives to Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch)
Models with the same tool calling, image input, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.7 Flash Qwen | $0.03 | $0.13 | 1M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
How to pay less for Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch)
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $33.30 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to Qwen3.7 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.54 | $16.76 (50%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $18.72 | $14.58 (44%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch).
Specifications
| Model ID | mistralai/ministral-8b-2512:batch |
| Input | text, image |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | Yes — mistralai/Ministral-3-8B-Instruct-2512 |
| Released | Dec 2, 2025 |
FAQ
- How much does Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) cost?
- $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.075 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.0075 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch)?
- 262K tokens, with up to 210K output tokens per response.
- Does Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch)?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include Qwen3.7 Flash ($0.03 / $0.13).
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