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MiMo-V2.5-Pro vs Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) are closely matched at 25.6 and 16.5 on the LLM Stats Score. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is 3.6x cheaper per token.

Xiaomi · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 25.6 and 16.5.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is roughly 3.6x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro 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 MiMo-V2.5-Pro

  • your work emphasizes 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 Apr 2026

Choose Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • cost matters — it's about 3.6x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro
Xiaomi
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
25.6
#172
16.5
#238
Reasoning
24.0
#176
16.6
#230
Coding
32.3
#45
8.9
#190
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$0.43 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$0.87 / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
1,048,576
262,100

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Math
25.4#114
17.1#204
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

31 reported for MiMo-V2.5-Pro · 4 for Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

1 shared

MiMo-V2.5-Pro outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

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

Wed Oct 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) costs less

For input processing, MiMo-V2.5-Pro ($0.43/1M tokens) is 2.9x more expensive than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, MiMo-V2.5-Pro ($0.87/1M tokens) is 5.8x more expensive than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, MiMo-V2.5-Pro is more expensive than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512).*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Oct 14 2026 • llm-stats.com
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
Input tokens$0.43
Output tokens$0.87
Best providerXiaomi
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1015.2B diff

MiMo-V2.5-Pro has 1015.2B more parameters than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512), making it 12690.6% larger.

Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
1.0Tparameters
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
8.0Bparameters
1023.2B
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
8.0B
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

MiMo-V2.5-Pro accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)'s 262,100 tokens. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while MiMo-V2.5-Pro is limited to 131,072 tokens.

Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Input262,100 tokens
Output262,100 tokens
Wed Oct 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiMo-V2.5-Pro does not.

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

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

MiMo-V2.5-Pro is licensed under MIT, while Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

MIT

Open weights

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiMo-V2.5-Pro was released on 2026-04-27, while Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro is 5 months newer than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512).

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Apr 27, 2026

5 months ago

4mo newer
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

10 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

Provider Availability

MiMo-V2.5-Pro is available from Xiaomi, DeepInfra, Novita. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is available from Mistral AI.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

xiaomi logo
Xiaomi
Input Price:Input: $0.43/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.87/1M
deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $6.00/1M

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro
✓ Preferred
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about MiMo-V2.5-Pro vs Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512).

Which is better, MiMo-V2.5-Pro or Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 25.6 and 16.5. MiMo-V2.5-Pro is made by Xiaomi 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 MiMo-V2.5-Pro compare to Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) in benchmarks?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro scores FrontierSWE (Impl.): 100.0%, GSM8k: 99.6%, ARC-C: 97.2%, MMLU-Redux: 92.8%, C-Eval: 91.5%. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) scores AIME 2024: 86.0%, AIME 2025: 78.7%, GPQA: 66.8%, LiveCodeBench: 61.6%.

Is MiMo-V2.5-Pro cheaper than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is 2.9x cheaper for input tokens. MiMo-V2.5-Pro costs $0.43/M input and $0.87/M output via xiaomi. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro supports 1.0M 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 MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (25.6 vs 16.5), context window (1.0M vs 262K), input pricing ($0.43 vs $0.15/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro is developed by Xiaomi and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.

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