Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Pro

    Comparison

    As of August 25, 2026, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is 93% cheaper per million tokens than Nova Pro. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is $0.15 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens versus Nova Pro at $0.80 / $3.20. Sources: https://docs.mistral.ai/platform/pricing/ and https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing

    Sources: Mistral AI pricing (https://docs.mistral.ai/platform/pricing/); AnotherWrapper LLM pricing (https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing)

    Better value

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

    Mistral

    $0.30blended / 1M

    Input

    $0.15

    Output

    $0.15

    262.1K ctx|Open Source
    93%
    cheaper

    Nova Pro

    Amazon

    $4.00blended / 1M

    Input

    $0.80

    Output

    $3.20

    300K ctx|Proprietary
    Save $3.70 per million tokens by choosing Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) over Nova Pro.

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Pro comparison

    Token pricing, specs, and benchmarks side by side

    Shared benchmarks

    Each bar is share of the current leader on that eval. Click a row to open the board.

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)Nova Pro

    Score vs price

    GPQA. Left is cheaper. Up is a higher score. The line is the best score you can buy at each price.

    Best score at each priceMinistral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)Nova Pro
    Metric
    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
    Nova Pro
    Provider
    Provider
    Mistral
    Amazon
    License
    Open Source
    Proprietary
    Release Date
    2025-12-04
    2024-11-20
    Pricing (per 1M tokens)
    Input Price-81%
    $0.15
    $0.80
    Output Price-95%
    $0.15
    $3.20
    Blended (1M + 1M)
    $0.30
    $4.00
    Model Details
    Context Window
    262.1K
    300K
    Max Output Tokens
    262.1K
    300K
    Knowledge Cutoff
    N/A
    N/A
    Throughput
    237.5 tok/s
    100 tok/s
    Benchmarks
    4.4%
    66.8%
    46.9%
    92.1%
    78.7%
    86%
    68.4%
    85.9%
    61.7%
    89%
    76.6%
    94.8%
    86.9%
    89.2%
    50.3%
    93.5%
    85.4%
    72.1%
    77.2%
    81.4%
    94.8%
    41.6%
    63.7%
    19.8%
    81.5%
    77.8%
    Benchmark Wins
    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) 1|0 Nova Pro

    Verdict

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Pro: the bottom line

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) offers both lower pricing and stronger benchmark performance across the board, making it the clear value leader in this comparison.

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Pro FAQ

    Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) or Nova Pro?

    As of August 25, 2026, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is 93% cheaper on blended LLM API pricing. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens ($0.30 blended 1M-in + 1M-out). Nova Pro costs $0.80 / $3.20 per million tokens ($4.00 blended). Sources: https://docs.mistral.ai/platform/pricing/ and https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing. The cheapest LLM for your app still depends on how many output tokens you generate.

    How much does Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Pro cost per million tokens?

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) Mistral API pricing is $0.15 input and $0.15 output per million tokens via Mistral AI. Nova Pro Amazon API pricing is $0.80 input and $3.20 output per million tokens via Amazon. Use those four numbers, not ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro subscription prices, when you are comparing APIs.

    Which is better for coding, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) or Nova Pro?

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) has a published LiveCodeBench score of 61.6%. Nova Pro does not have that eval on this page yet.

    What is the context window for Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Pro?

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports a 262K token context window, while Nova Pro supports 300K tokens. Nova Pro offers a larger context window. Filling a larger window bills more input tokens, so the cheaper-per-million model can still cost more on long documents.

    Which model performs better on benchmarks, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) or Nova Pro?

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks versus Nova Pro's 0 wins. Check the comparison table for GPQA Diamond, SWE-bench, MMLU, HLE, and the other evals we track. Token price and benchmark score together are the usual LLM comparison, not either number alone.

    Is Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) or Nova Pro better for production use?

    Both Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) and Nova Pro are production API models. For cost-sensitive production traffic, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) has better economics on the blended 1M-in + 1M-out scale. For maximum capability, weight the benchmark table for your domain. Many production stacks route cheap models for drafts and a frontier model for the hard turn, which is usually cheaper than sending everything to the expensive API.

    Can I switch between Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) and Nova Pro in my app?

    Yes. Call Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) through Mistral AI and Nova Pro through Amazon with separate API keys, or through a gateway that already wraps both. Keep prompts in tokens, not characters, when you estimate the invoice. AnotherWrapper templates can swap providers without rewriting auth and billing.

    How accurate is this Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Pro pricing data?

    List rates are the latest published Mistral API pricing and Amazon API pricing, quoted per million tokens. Official rate sheets: https://docs.mistral.ai/platform/pricing/ and https://anotherwrapper.com/tools/llm-pricing. Prompt caching, batch APIs, and committed-use discounts can change the invoice. Benchmark scores are from official publications and independent evals, updated as new numbers land.

    What is the output token limit for Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) and Nova Pro?

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports up to 262K output tokens per request, while Nova Pro supports up to 300K output tokens. Output tokens are usually the expensive half of API pricing, so a higher max output cap is a capability, not a discount.

    Which model has better throughput, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) or Nova Pro?

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) runs at approximately 237.5 tokens/second while Nova Pro runs at 100 tokens/second. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is faster in raw throughput. Throughput (tokens per second) and time-to-first-token are why two models with the same per-million-token price can still feel different in chat and agents.

    How do I switch the models in this Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Pro comparison?

    Use the model pickers at the top of this LLM comparison. Search any model in the index and the URL updates. Open Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) or Nova Pro from the sidebar for the single-model API pricing page, or go back to the LLM pricing table to sort by cheapest blended cost.

    Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) vs Nova Pro pricing

    This comparison covers API pricing, context window, throughput, and benchmark scores. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via Mistral AI. Nova Pro costs $0.80/M input and $3.20/M output.

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