Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Ministral 8B Instruct 2410
At a Glance
| Compare |  Ministral 8B Instruct 2410Mistral AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | $0.050Openrouter ↗ · Oct 19, 2026 | Not reported |
| Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | $0.080Openrouter ↗ · Oct 19, 2026 | Not reported |
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | 131K | 33K |
| Model facts checked | Aug 28, 2026View model evidence → | Aug 28, 2026View model evidence → |
Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Ministral-8B-Instruct-2410 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboardv4-ede5081a24bc · overall_accuracy · leader | 25.83100% of row best · percent · Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct (Prompt) | 11.1043% of row best · percent · Ministral-8B-Instruct-2410 (FC) |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 1 benchmark winNo overall winner | 0 benchmark winsNo overall winner |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Ministral-8B-Instruct-2410 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Family | Llama 3 1 8b Instruct | Ministral 8b Instruct 2410 |
| Model | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Ministral-8B-Instruct-2410 |
| Version | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Ministral-8B-Instruct-2410 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2024-07-23 | Unknown |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 131K | 33K |
| Total parameters | 8B | 8B |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | llama3.1 | other |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Unknown |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) | Unknown |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | chat, generation, tools |
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Capabilities
Ministral 8B Instruct 2410 Capabilities
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Ministral 8B Instruct 2410 FAQs
Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Ministral 8B Instruct 2410 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and Ministral 8B Instruct 2410, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Ministral 8B Instruct 2410?+
Only Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a directly sourced input price: $0.050 per million tokens. Only Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a directly sourced output price: $0.080 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Ministral 8B Instruct 2410?+
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has the larger sourced context window. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports 131,072 tokens and Ministral 8B Instruct 2410 supports 32,768 tokens.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Ministral 8B Instruct 2410?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Ministral 8B Instruct 2410 be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same sourced self-hosting status: supported. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is open weight; Ministral 8B Instruct 2410 is open weight.
Can Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and Ministral 8B Instruct 2410 understand images?+
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is not documented with image input; Ministral 8B Instruct 2410 is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Ministral 8B Instruct 2410?+
Neither model has a sourced maximum output in this comparison, so a larger limit cannot be determined.
Do Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and Ministral 8B Instruct 2410 support reasoning and tool use?+
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: tool calling. Ministral 8B Instruct 2410: tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Ministral 8B Instruct 2410?+
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has 2 sourced provider routes; Ministral 8B Instruct 2410 has 0, so Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Ministral 8B Instruct 2410?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.