Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512
At a Glance
| Compare |  Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512Mistral AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | $0.45Deepinfra ↗ · Sep 21, 2026 | $0.15Openrouter ↗ · Aug 29, 2026 |
| Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | $3.00Deepinfra ↗ · Sep 21, 2026 | $0.15Openrouter ↗ · Aug 29, 2026 |
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | 262K | 262K |
| 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
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Ministral-3-8B-Instruct-2512 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Qwen | Mistral AI |
| Family | Qwen3 5 397b A17b | Ministral 3 8b Instruct 2512 |
| Model | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Ministral-3-8B-Instruct-2512 |
| Version | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Ministral-3-8B-Instruct-2512 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-02-15 | Unknown |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Total parameters | 403.4B | 8.9B |
| Active parameters | 17B | Unknown |
| License | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Deepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) | Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, tools |
Qwen3.5 397B A17B Capabilities
Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 Capabilities
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 FAQs
Is Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B is $0.45 and Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 is $0.15 per million tokens, so Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 is cheaper on this metric. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is $3.00 and Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 is $0.15 per million tokens, so Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512?+
Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is 262K and Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 is 262K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is open weight; Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 is open weight.
Can Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 understand images?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B is documented with image input; Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is — and Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 is —.
Do Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 support reasoning and tool use?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512: tool calling and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B has 4 sourced provider routes; Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512 has 1, so Qwen3.5 397B A17B has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512?+
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.