Model Comparison

Ministral 8B Instruct vs Mistral NeMo Instruct

Mistral NeMo Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Ministral 8B Instruct is 1.5x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Ministral 8B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral NeMo Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (MMLU, TriviaQA, Winogrande).

Mistral NeMo Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ministral 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Mistral NeMo Instruct ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Mistral NeMo Instruct ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Mistral NeMo Instruct is more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerMistral
Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerGoogle
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

4.0B diff

Mistral NeMo Instruct has 4.0B more parameters than Ministral 8B Instruct, making it 49.6% larger.

Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
12.0Bparameters
8.0B
Ministral 8B Instruct
12.0B
Mistral NeMo Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 128,000 tokens.

Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Ministral 8B Instruct is licensed under Mistral Research License, while Mistral NeMo Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Ministral 8B Instruct

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ministral 8B Instruct was released on 2024-10-16, while Mistral NeMo Instruct was released on 2024-07-18.

Ministral 8B Instruct is 3 months newer than Mistral NeMo Instruct.

Ministral 8B Instruct

Oct 16, 2024

1.5 years ago

3mo newer
Mistral NeMo Instruct

Jul 18, 2024

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Ministral 8B Instruct is available from Mistral AI. Mistral NeMo Instruct is available from Google, Mistral AI.

Ministral 8B Instruct

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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M

Mistral NeMo Instruct

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Mistral AI
Higher MMLU score (68.0% vs 65.0%)
Higher TriviaQA score (73.8% vs 65.5%)
Higher Winogrande score (76.8% vs 75.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Ministral 8B Instruct vs Mistral NeMo Instruct

Mistral NeMo Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Ministral 8B Instruct is made by Mistral AI and Mistral NeMo Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Ministral 8B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 83.0%, Winogrande: 75.3%, ARC-C: 71.9%, Arena Hard: 70.9%, MBPP pass@1: 70.0%. Mistral NeMo Instruct scores HellaSwag: 83.5%, Winogrande: 76.8%, TriviaQA: 73.8%, CommonSenseQA: 70.4%, MMLU: 68.0%.
Ministral 8B Instruct is 1.5x cheaper for input tokens. Ministral 8B Instruct costs $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output via mistral. Mistral NeMo Instruct costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via google.
Ministral 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens and Mistral NeMo Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.15/M), licensing (Mistral Research License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.