Model Comparison

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) vs Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU).

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

25.5B diff

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct has 25.5B more parameters than Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512), making it 318.8% larger.

Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
8.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
33.5Bparameters
8.0B
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
33.5B
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

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.

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-02-28.

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is 9 months newer than Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct.

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

4 months ago

9mo newer
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Feb 28, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher MMLU score (78.4% vs 76.1%)

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Common questions about Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) vs Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is made by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) scores MMLU-Redux: 79.3%, MMLU: 76.1%, Multilingual MMLU: 70.6%, TriviaQA: 68.1%, MATH (CoT): 62.6%. Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQA: 94.8%, Android Control Low_EM: 93.3%, HumanEval: 91.5%, ScreenSpot: 88.5%, MBPP: 84.0%.
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.