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Beam 1.0 vs Ministral 8B Instruct

Beam 1.0 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -5.1. Ministral 8B Instruct is 6.0x cheaper per token.

Reflection AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Beam 1.0 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -5.1, ranking #46 overall.

On price, Ministral 8B Instruct is roughly 6.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Beam 1.0 also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Beam 1.0

  • overall performance matters — it scores 44.6 and ranks #46 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Ministral 8B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 6.0x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Beam 1.0
Reflection AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.6
#46
-5.1
#377
Reasoning
45.5
#37
-5.2
#368
Coding
33.7
#39
-14.5
#292
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.40 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Beam 1.0
Ministral 8B Instruct
Math
35.1#45
-4.1#329
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

22 reported for Beam 1.0 · 11 for Ministral 8B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Beam 1.0 and Ministral 8B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ministral 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Beam 1.0 ($0.40/1M tokens) is 4.0x more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Beam 1.0 ($1.20/1M tokens) is 12.0x more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Beam 1.0 is more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com
Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
Input tokens$0.40
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerTogether
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

493.3B diff

Beam 1.0 has 493.3B more parameters than Ministral 8B Instruct, making it 6150.8% larger.

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
501.3Bparameters
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
501.3B
Beam 1.0
8.0B
Ministral 8B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Beam 1.0 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Ministral 8B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Beam 1.0 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Ministral 8B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Beam 1.0 is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Ministral 8B Instruct uses Mistral Research License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Beam 1.0

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Ministral 8B Instruct

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Beam 1.0 was released on 2026-10-16, while Ministral 8B Instruct was released on 2024-10-16.

Beam 1.0 is 24 months newer than Ministral 8B Instruct.

Beam 1.0

Oct 16, 2026

4 days ago

2.0yr newer
Ministral 8B Instruct

Oct 16, 2024

2.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Beam 1.0 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-30, while Ministral 8B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Beam 1.0's training data extends to 2026-06-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ministral 8B Instruct's cutoff date.

Beam 1.0

Jun 2026

Ministral 8B Instruct

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Provider Availability

Beam 1.0 is available from Together, Reflection AI. Ministral 8B Instruct is available from Mistral AI.

Beam 1.0

together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
reflection logo
Unknown Organization

Ministral 8B Instruct

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Beam 1.0 and Ministral 8B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Beam 1.0
✓ Preferred
Ministral 8B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Beam 1.0 vs Ministral 8B Instruct.

Which is better, Beam 1.0 or Ministral 8B Instruct?

Beam 1.0 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -5.1. Beam 1.0 is made by Reflection AI and Ministral 8B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Beam 1.0 compare to Ministral 8B Instruct in benchmarks?

Beam 1.0 scores AIME 2026: 97.7%, GPQA: 90.6%, LiveCodeBench: 88.3%, SWE-Bench Verified: 81.6%, MCP Atlas: 80.8%. Ministral 8B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 83.0%, Winogrande: 75.3%, ARC-C: 71.9%, Arena Hard: 70.9%, MBPP pass@1: 70.0%.

Is Beam 1.0 cheaper than Ministral 8B Instruct?

Ministral 8B Instruct is 4.0x cheaper for input tokens. Beam 1.0 costs $0.40/M input and $1.20/M output via together. Ministral 8B Instruct costs $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Beam 1.0 and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Beam 1.0 supports 1.0M tokens and Ministral 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Beam 1.0 and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.6 vs -5.1), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.40 vs $0.10/M), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Mistral Research License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Beam 1.0 and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Beam 1.0 is developed by Reflection AI and Ministral 8B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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