DeepSeek V4 vs Ministral 3 8B
Ministral 3 8B costs 3.3x less per output token.
Which Is Cheaper?
At 1M tokens/mo
DeepSeek V4: $0
Ministral 3 8B: $0
At 10M tokens/mo
DeepSeek V4: $4
Ministral 3 8B: $2
At 100M tokens/mo
DeepSeek V4: $40
Ministral 3 8B: $15
Which Performs Better?
| Test | DeepSeek V4 | Ministral 3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Structured Output | — | — |
| Strategic Analysis | — | — |
| Constrained Rewriting | — | — |
| Creative Problem Solving | — | — |
| Tool Calling | — | — |
| Faithfulness | — | — |
| Classification | — | — |
| Long Context | — | — |
| Safety Calibration | — | — |
| Persona Consistency | — | — |
| Agentic Planning | — | — |
| Multilingual | — | — |