Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct Comparison
Comparing Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct has 472.0B more parameters than Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512), making it 5900.0% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct does not.
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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 (8B Base 2512) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is 10 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.
Dec 4, 2025
3 months ago
10mo newerJan 31, 2025
1.1 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
Key Takeaways
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
View detailsMistral AI
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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