Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) vs Qwen3 235B A22B
Qwen3 235B A22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Mistral AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 235B A22B is better at 2 benchmarks (MMLU, MMLU-Redux). Qwen3 235B A22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512)
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025
Choose Qwen3 235B A22B
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 235B A22B is better at 2 benchmarks (MMLU, MMLU-Redux).
Qwen3 235B A22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 235B A22B has 221.0B more parameters than Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512), making it 1578.6% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 235B A22B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 235B A22B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 235B A22B 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)
Qwen3 235B A22B
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 Qwen3 235B A22B was released on 2025-04-29.
Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) is 7 months newer than Qwen3 235B A22B.
Dec 4, 2025
8 months ago
7mo newerApr 29, 2025
1.3 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 Qwen3 235B A22B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Ministral 3 (14B Base 2512) vs Qwen3 235B A22B.