Head to head
Kimi K3vsMinistral 3 3B 2512
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs $0.0001 per solved task against
Kimi K3 at $0.16 — ▼ 3096x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $33 a month.
On output token price alone Ministral 3 3B 2512 looks 150x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Kimi K3 and Ministral 3 3B 2512| Figure | Kimi K3 | Ministral 3 3B 2512 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $3 | $0.1 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $15 | $0.1 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.3 | $0.01 |
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| Pass rate | 43% | 47% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.16measured | $0.0001measured |
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| Cost per month | $33 | $0.01 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings