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Claude 3 Sonnet vs Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Anthropic · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude 3 Sonnet outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU). Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3 Sonnet

  • you want predictable pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output

Choose Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

  • 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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
200,000
—
Released
Feb 2024
Dec 2025
License
Proprietary
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU).

Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

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

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Sonnet and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude 3 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude 3 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Sonnet was released on 2024-02-29, while Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) is 21 months newer than Claude 3 Sonnet.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Feb 29, 2024

2.5 years ago

Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

8 months ago

1.8yr 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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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Sonnet and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3 Sonnet
✓ Preferred
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Sonnet vs Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512).

Which is better, Claude 3 Sonnet or Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)?

Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Ministral 3 (14B 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 Sonnet compare to Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Sonnet scores ARC-C: 93.2%, GSM8k: 92.3%, HellaSwag: 89.0%, MGSM: 83.5%, BIG-Bench Hard: 82.9%. Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) scores MMLU-Redux: 82.0%, MMLU: 79.4%, TriviaQA: 74.9%, Multilingual MMLU: 74.2%, MATH (CoT): 67.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Sonnet and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)?

Claude 3 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Ministral 3 (14B 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 Sonnet and Ministral 3 (14B 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 Sonnet and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)?

Claude 3 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.

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