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Ministral 3 8B

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Ministral 3 family (v25.12), open-weight Apache 2.0, text+vision, edge deployment. Official model page states 256k context. Pricing $0.15/M in & out (mistral.ai/pricing 'Ministral 8B', 2026-06-28). Dated alias on page shown as ministral-8b-2512 / ministral-3-8b-2512. CORRECTED 2026-08-07: api_string was 'ministral-3-8b-latest', which Mistral does not publish — the docs model page and the docs schema repo both state 'ministral-8b-2512' with the alias 'ministral-8b-latest' (read https://github.com/mistralai/platform-docs-public/tree/main/src/schema/models/models).

Ministral 3 8B by Mistral costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens ($0.15/1M blended), with a 256K (256.000-token) context window. It is generally available (GA). Its weights are publicly downloadable, so it can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Provider
Mistral
Status
GA
Input price
$0.15 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.15 / 1M tokens
Cached input
—
Blended price
$0.15 / 1M tokens
Context window
256.000 tokens (256K)
Max output
—
Modality
text, vision
Open weights
Yes — self-hostable
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
2 Dec 2025
API string
ministral-8b-2512

Source: Mistral official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Ministral 3 8B — questions & answers

How much does Ministral 3 8B cost?

Ministral 3 8B is priced at $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens ($0.15/1M blended at a 3:1 input-to-output ratio).

What is the context window of Ministral 3 8B?

Ministral 3 8B has a 256.000-token context window (256K).

Is Ministral 3 8B deprecated?

No — Ministral 3 8B is generally available (GA) and not currently scheduled for deprecation or retirement in our tracker.

Does Ministral 3 8B support image or vision input?

Yes — Ministral 3 8B accepts image input. Listed modalities: text, vision.

Can I self-host Ministral 3 8B?

Yes — Ministral 3 8B is an open-weight model: its weights are publicly downloadable, so you can run it on your own infrastructure (subject to its license) instead of only calling Mistral's API.

What is the API model string for Ministral 3 8B?

The API model identifier for Ministral 3 8B is "ministral-8b-2512" when calling Mistral's API.