Model Comparison

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Micro

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nova Micro is 2.6x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nova Micro is better at 0 benchmarks.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Micro costs less

For input processing, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) ($0.15/1M tokens) is 5.0x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.03/1M tokens).

For output processing, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) ($0.15/1M tokens) is 1.1x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is more expensive than Nova Micro.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input tokens$0.03
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) accepts 262,100 input tokens compared to Nova Micro's 128,000 tokens. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while Nova Micro is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Input262,100 tokens
Output262,100 tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nova Micro does not.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Micro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Nova Micro uses a proprietary license.

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

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) was released on 2025-12-04, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is 13 months newer than Nova Micro.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

4 months ago

1.0yr newer
Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 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 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is available from Mistral AI. Nova Micro is available from Bedrock.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M

Nova Micro

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.03/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Larger context window (262,100 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (66.8% vs 40.0%)
Amazon
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Amazon
Nova Micro

FAQ

Common questions about Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Micro

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is made by Mistral AI and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) scores AIME 2024: 86.0%, AIME 2025: 78.7%, GPQA: 66.8%, LiveCodeBench: 61.6%. Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.
Nova Micro is 5.0x cheaper for input tokens. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral. Nova Micro costs $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output via bedrock.
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports 262K tokens and Nova Micro supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (262K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.15 vs $0.03/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is developed by Mistral AI and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.