Qwen-Turbo vs Ministral 3 3B
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
| Specification |
by Alibaba
|
by Mistral
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget | Current budget Open weights |
| Released | Oct 1, 2025 | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.050/Mtok | $0.100/Mtok |
| Output | $0.200/Mtok | $0.100/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.088/Mtok | $0.100/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | 3B |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
text
|
| Benchmarks sources: Artificial Analysis / Artificial Analysis, Mistral model card (reasoning variant) | ||
| Independent composite scores measured for both models — each on its own scale | ||
| AA Intelligence Index | 6 | 7 |
| Per-benchmark results published for Ministral 3 3B only — no independent per-benchmark scores exist for Qwen-Turbo yet | ||
| GPQA Diamond | — | 53.4 vendor |
| AIME 2025 | — | 72.1 vendor |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Alibaba — $0.050/$0.200/Mtok
|
Mistral — $0.100/$0.100/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | Qwen-Turbo | Ministral 3 3B | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.09 | $0.1 | $0.01 (10%) |
| 10M tokens | $0.88 | $1 | $0.12 (12%) |
| 100M tokens | $8.75 | $10 | $1.25 (12.5%) |
| 1000M tokens | $87.5 | $100 | $12.5 (12.5%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above- cost dominates: $0.088/Mtok blended vs $0.100 — 12.5% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- you need the longer context: 1M tokens vs 128K (7.8×)
- you want open weights — self-host it, fine-tune it, or exit the API entirely; Qwen-Turbo is closed
The cheaper option here — Qwen-Turbo costs $0.088/Mtok blended on Alibaba.
Summary
Qwen-Turbo by Alibaba costs $0.050/Mtok input and $0.200/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text input.
Ministral 3 3B by Mistral costs $0.100/Mtok input and $0.100/Mtok output, with a 128K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, Qwen-Turbo is 12.5% cheaper than Ministral 3 3B.It also has a larger context window.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.