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Head to head

Ministral 3 8B 2512vsLlama 3.1 70B Instruct

For tasks, about a month.

Verdict · measured basis

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs $0.0001 per solved task against Llama 3.1 70B Instruct at $0.0005 — ▼ 6.1x cheaper. Over 200 tasks that is $0.09 a month.

On output token price alone Ministral 3 8B 2512 looks 2.7x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.

Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Ministral 3 8B 2512 and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
FigureMinistral 3 8B 2512Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Input $/Mtok$0.15$0.4
Output $/Mtok$0.15$0.4
Cached input $/Mtok$0.015$0.4
Pass rate42%50%
Cost per solved task$0.0001measured$0.0005measured
Cost per month$0.02$0.11

Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker

Monthly cost against tasks per monthLog-log lines for Ministral 3 8B 2512 (measured, $0.0001 per solved task), Llama 3.1 70B Instruct (measured, $0.0005 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks.101001k10k100k$0.001$0.01$0.1$1$10TASKS / MONTH (log) →200 tasksMinistral 3 8B 2512 · MEASURED · $0.0001 per solved task$0.02Llama 3.1 70B Instruct · MEASURED · $0.0005 per solved task$0.11— Ministral 3 8B 2512 · MEASURED— Llama 3.1 70B Instruct · MEASURED

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