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Claude 3 Haiku vs Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)Which is better in 2026?

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Claude 3 Haiku vs Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) — which is better?

Claude 3 Haiku (by Anthropic) and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) (by Mistral AI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU). Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Claude 3 Haiku if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.25/M input and $1.25/M output

Choose Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU).

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Aug 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3 Haiku specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3 Haiku specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Aug 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Haiku and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3 Haiku

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is 21 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.4 years ago

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

8 months ago

1.7yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Mistral AI
Has open weights
Higher MMLU score (76.1% vs 75.2%)

Detailed Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Haiku and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3 Haiku
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Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
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Claude 3 Haiku
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Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512).

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)?

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3 Haiku compare to Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Haiku scores ARC-C: 89.2%, GSM8k: 88.9%, HellaSwag: 85.9%, DROP: 78.4%, HumanEval: 75.9%. Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) scores MMLU-Redux: 79.3%, MMLU: 76.1%, Multilingual MMLU: 70.6%, TriviaQA: 68.1%, MATH (CoT): 62.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Haiku and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)?

Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3 Haiku and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3 Haiku and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)?

Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.

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