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Ministral 3 8B
Ministral 3 8B is an AI model made by Mistral AI. Mistral AI released it on 2 December 2025. It is generally available. It takes text, image and returns text.
Ministral 3 8B is an AI model made by Mistral AI. Mistral AI released it on 2 December 2025. It is generally available. It takes text, image and returns text. Its context window is 256,000 tokens. Through the API it costs $0.15 per 1M tokens for input and $0.15 per 1M tokens for output. Its weights are open. Its licence is Apache 2.0.
- Released
- 2 December 2025 — docs.mistral.ai, read 16 October 2026
- Status
- Generally available — docs.mistral.ai, read 16 October 2026
- Takes
- Text, Image — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Returns
- Text — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Open weights
- Yes — mistral.ai, read 16 October 2026
- Licence
- Apache 2.0 — docs.mistral.ai, read 16 October 2026
- Context window
- 256,000 tokens — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Longest answer
- Not confirmed: The maker's pages reviewed do not state the standard maximum output-token limit for this model.
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not confirmed: The maker's pages reviewed do not state a knowledge-cutoff date for this model.
- API price, input
- $0.15 per 1M tokens — docs.mistral.ai, read 16 October 2026
- API price, output
- $0.15 per 1M tokens — docs.mistral.ai, read 16 October 2026
- Where
- API, Downloadable weights — docs.mistral.ai, read 16 October 2026
- Parameters
- 8,000,000,000 parameters — mistral.ai, read 16 October 2026
- Model card
- https://docs.mistral.ai/models/ministral-3-8b-25-12 — docs.mistral.ai, read 16 October 2026
Questions
When was Ministral 3 8B released?
Mistral AI released Ministral 3 8B on 2 December 2025.
Is Ministral 3 8B still available?
Yes: it is generally available, as Mistral AI states it.
What is the context window of Ministral 3 8B?
The context window of Ministral 3 8B is 256,000 tokens, as Mistral AI prints it.
How much does the Ministral 3 8B API cost?
On the standard tier, Ministral 3 8B costs $0.15 per 1M tokens for input and $0.15 per 1M tokens for output, as Mistral AI lists it.
Are the weights of Ministral 3 8B open?
Yes: Mistral AI publishes the weights of Ministral 3 8B for download.
What is the licence of Ministral 3 8B?
The licence of Ministral 3 8B is Apache 2.0, as Mistral AI names it.
What does Ministral 3 8B take and return?
Ministral 3 8B takes text, image and returns text.
How many parameters does Ministral 3 8B have?
Ministral 3 8B has 8,000,000,000 parameters parameters, as Mistral AI publishes it.
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Sources
- Ministral 3 8B - Mistral AI | Mistral Docs (read 16 October 2026)
- API pricing | Mistral Docs (read 16 October 2026)
- Introducing Mistral 3 | Mistral AI (read 16 October 2026)
- Ministral 3 - a mistralai Collection (read 16 October 2026)
- mistralai/Ministral-3-8B-Instruct-2512 (read 16 October 2026)