Model Comparison

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs QwQ-32B

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, GPQA), while QwQ-32B is better at 1 benchmark (LiveCodeBench).

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

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
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

24.5B diff

QwQ-32B has 24.5B more parameters than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512), making it 306.3% larger.

Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
8.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
32.5Bparameters
8.0B
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
32.5B
QwQ-32B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) specifies input context (262,100 tokens). Only Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) specifies output context (262,100 tokens).

Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Input262,100 tokens
Output262,100 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B 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

QwQ-32B

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 Reasoning 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) was released on 2025-12-04, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is 9 months newer than QwQ-32B.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

4 months ago

9mo newer
QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)'s cutoff date.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (262,100 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2024 score (86.0% vs 79.5%)
Higher GPQA score (66.8% vs 65.2%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher LiveCodeBench score (63.4% vs 61.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B

FAQ

Common questions about Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs QwQ-32B

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is made by Mistral AI and QwQ-32B 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 Reasoning 2512) scores AIME 2024: 86.0%, AIME 2025: 78.7%, GPQA: 66.8%, LiveCodeBench: 61.6%. QwQ-32B scores MATH-500: 90.6%, IFEval: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 79.5%, LiveBench: 73.1%, BFCL: 66.4%.
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports 262K tokens and QwQ-32B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is developed by Mistral AI and QwQ-32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.