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Hy4 preview vs Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Hy4 preview leads the LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 16.6.

Tencent · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Hy4 preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 16.6, ranking #10 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Hy4 preview wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Hy4 preview

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.5 and ranks #10 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Choose Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
51.5
#10
16.6
#206
51.2
#8
16.7
#198
40.9
#10
9.1
#164
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
262,100

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Hy4 preview
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
40.3#12
17.1#190
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

32 reported for Hy4 preview · 4 for Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

1 shared

Hy4 preview outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is better at 0 benchmarks.

Hy4 preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

762.0B diff

Hy4 preview has 762.0B more parameters than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512), making it 9525.0% larger.

Tencent
Hy4 preview
770.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
8.0Bparameters
770.0B
Hy4 preview
8.0B
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) specifies input context (262,100 tokens). Only Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) specifies output context (262,100 tokens).

Tencent
Hy4 preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Input262,100 tokens
Output262,100 tokens
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy4 preview does not.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Hy4 preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Hy4 preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Hy4 preview was released on 2026-08-28, while Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Hy4 preview is 9 months newer than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512).

Hy4 preview

Aug 28, 2026

2 days ago

8mo newer
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

8 months ago

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 Hy4 preview and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Hy4 preview
✓ Preferred
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
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FAQ

Common questions about Hy4 preview vs Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512).

Which is better, Hy4 preview or Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

Hy4 preview leads the LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 16.6. Hy4 preview is made by Tencent and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) 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 Hy4 preview compare to Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) in benchmarks?

Hy4 preview scores GPQA: 92.3%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 85.4%, WideSearch: 83.9%, MCP Atlas: 83.7%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 82.9%. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) scores AIME 2024: 86.0%, AIME 2025: 78.7%, GPQA: 66.8%, LiveCodeBench: 61.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Hy4 preview and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

Hy4 preview supports an unknown number of tokens and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Hy4 preview and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.5 vs 16.6), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Hy4 preview and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

Hy4 preview is developed by Tencent and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.