Ministral 8B vs Mistral Small
Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.
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Ministral 8B
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Mistral Small
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Capability radar
Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value
Ministral 8BMistral Small
| Metric | Ministral 8B | Mistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price / 1M | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.10 | $0.30 |
| Combined Price / 1M | $0.20 | $0.40 |
| Context Window | 128,000 | 32,000 |
| Coding Score | 72 | 77 |
| Reasoning Score | 68 | 76 |
| Vision Score | 50 | 45 |
| Audio | No | No |
| Streaming | Yes | Yes |
| Function Calling | Yes | Yes |
| Latency Tier | fast | fast |
| Release Date | 10/16/2024 | 1/30/2025 |
Ministral 8B — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Extremely cheap
- Edge deployment
Weaknesses
- Limited capability on hard tasks
Mistral Small — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Very low cost
- Fast
Weaknesses
- 32K context limit
- No vision
Use Case Verdicts
Enterprise Use
Mistral Small combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.
Agent Workflows
Mistral Small is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.