Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Qwen3 Max Comparison
Comparing Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) and Qwen3 Max across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen3 Max is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) ($0.15/1M tokens) is 3.3x cheaper than Qwen3 Max ($0.50/1M tokens).
For output processing, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) ($0.15/1M tokens) is 33.3x cheaper than Qwen3 Max ($5.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3 Max is more expensive than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512).*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 Max has 992.0B more parameters than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512), making it 12400.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) accepts 262,100 input tokens compared to Qwen3 Max's 256,000 tokens. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while Qwen3 Max is limited to 131,072 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 Max 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)
Qwen3 Max
License
Usage and distribution terms
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen3 Max uses a proprietary license.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen3 Max was released on 2025-12-15.
Qwen3 Max is 0 month newer than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512).
Dec 4, 2025
3 months ago
Dec 15, 2025
3 months ago
1w newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is available from Mistral AI. Qwen3 Max is available from Novita. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Qwen3 Max
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3 Max
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Detailed Comparison
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