Ministral 3 B vs Llama 3.2.3 B: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-10-28 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: Ministral 3 B is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.040 per million tokens versus
$0.050, a 20% difference.
Llama 3.2.3 B offers the larger context window at 131,072 tokens, against 128,000 for Ministral 3 B.
Head to head
| Ministral 3 B | Llama 3.2.3 B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.040 | $0.040 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $0.040 | $0.080 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $0.040 | $0.050 |
| Context window | 128,000 | 131,072 |
| Vendor | vercel_ai_gateway | llamagate |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | Ministral 3 B | Llama 3.2.3 B |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $0.050 | $0.060 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $0.500 | $0.600 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $5.00 | $6.00 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Llama 3.2.3 B when you need the longer context window (131,072 vs 128,000 tokens). Pick Ministral 3 B when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.