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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct vs Ministral-3-14B-Instruct-2512
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Meta · activeLlama-3.1-8B-InstructVerified Aug 28, 2026
Mistral AI · activeMinistral-3-14B-Instruct-2512Verified Aug 28, 2026
Technical differences
Side-by-side facts
| Field | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Ministral-3-14B-Instruct-2512 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Family | Llama 3 1 8b Instruct | Ministral 3 14b Instruct 2512 |
| Model | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Ministral-3-14B-Instruct-2512 |
| Version | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Ministral-3-14B-Instruct-2512 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 131072 | 262144 |
| Total parameters | 8030261248 | 13945032240 |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | llama3.1 | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Unknown |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | chat, generation, tools |
13 comparable fields · 8 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct capabilities
Input price$0.050
Output price$0.080
Serving providers1
Canonical IDmeta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
Ministral-3-14B-Instruct-2512 capabilities
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Output price—
Serving providers0
Canonical IDmistralai/Ministral-3-14B-Instruct-2512
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