Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) vs Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Mistral AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (MMLU, MMLU-Redux). Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025
Choose Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
- 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 (3B Base 2512) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (MMLU, MMLU-Redux).
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct has 29.0B more parameters than Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512), making it 966.7% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct does not.
Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B 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 (3B Base 2512) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) is 15 months newer than Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct.
Dec 4, 2025
8 months ago
1.2yr newerSep 19, 2024
1.9 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 (3B Base 2512) and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) vs Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct.