Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Both models have similar pricing. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Meta
Llama 3.2 3B was created as an ultra-compact open-source model, designed to enable on-device and edge deployment scenarios. Built with just 3 billion parameters while retaining instruction-following abilities, it brings Meta's language technology to mobile devices, IoT applications, and resource-constrained environments.
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B was developed as a compact yet capable model from Mistral AI, designed to provide strong instruction-following with just 8 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring efficient deployment while maintaining reliable performance, it represents Mistral's smallest production-ready offering.
21 days newer

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
2024-10-16
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
DeepInfra

Ministral 8B Instruct

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI