| Signal | Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Delta | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 67 | -17 | |
Pricing | 100 | +2 | |
Context window size | 73 | -13 | |
Recency | 99 | -1 | |
Output Capacity | 20 | -60 | |
Benchmarks | 0 | -72 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 6 | 5 wins |
Score History
40
current score
Qwen3.6 Plus
right now
73.7
current score
Mistral AI
Alibaba
Ministral 3 3B 2512 saves you $115.00/month
That's $1380.00/year compared to Qwen3.6 Plus at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40 | 74 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Rank | #227 | #73 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Quality Rank | #227 | #73 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Adoption Rank | #227 | #73 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Parameters | 3B | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 131K | 1000K | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Pricing | $0.10/$0.10/M | $0.33/$1.95/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 67 | 83 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Pricing | 100 | 98 | Ministral 3 3B 2512 |
| Context window size | 73 | 86 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Recency | 99 | 100 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Output Capacity | 20 | 80 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Benchmarks | -- | 73 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 40/100 (rank #227), placing it in the top 22% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 74/100 (rank #73), placing it in the top 75% of all 290 models tracked.
Qwen3.6 Plus has a 34-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Ministral 3 3B 2512 offers 91% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $3.00/month with Ministral 3 3B 2512 vs $34.13/month with Qwen3.6 Plus - a $31.13 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Ministral 3 3B 2512 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1000K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.10/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (74/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Qwen3.6 Plus clearly outperforms Ministral 3 3B 2512 with a significant 33.7-point lead. For most general use cases, Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger choice. However, Ministral 3 3B 2512 may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
Ministral 3 3B 2512
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Ministral 3 3B 2512
91% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Ministral 3 3B 2512
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Ministral 3 3B 2512
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Ministral 3 3B 2512
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Mistral AI
| Capability | Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
Mistral AI
Alibaba
Ministral 3 3B 2512 saves you $2.63/month
That's 90% cheaper than Qwen3.6 Plus at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 131K | 1M |
| Max Output Tokens | -- | 65,536 |
| Open Source | Yes | No |
| Created | Dec 2, 2025 | Apr 2, 2026 |