Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct are closely matched at 3.6 and 3.8 on the LLM Stats Score.
Mistral AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 3.6 and 3.8.
The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025
Choose Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) · 16 for Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMLU-Redux), while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct has 0.7B more parameters than Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512), making it 5.0% larger.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 14B Instruct does not.
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) is 15 months newer than Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.
Dec 4, 2025
9 months ago
1.2yr newerSep 19, 2024
2.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.