Ministral 8B API Pricing: Symmetric Token Rates for Edge & Cloud
Examine Ministral 8B API pricing ($0.15/M input, $0.15/M output), symmetric token rates, edge on-device inference, and sub-second classification speed.
Full specs, context window and API limits →How much does Ministral 8B cost per million tokens?
Ministral 8B costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens ($0.15/M blended at 3:1). Features unique symmetric pricing, 128K context, and ultra-compact edge deployment. Verified 2026-09-08.
Verified 2026-09-08 — source
How much does Ministral 8B cost per 1,000 requests?
Computed from generated token pricing. Each row assumes the listed input and output tokens per request; output is adjusted by this model's measured 0.93× verbosity factor.
| Request shape | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / 1,000 requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short | 100 | 50 | $0.0220 |
| Medium | 1,000 | 500 | $0.2198 |
| Long | 4,000 | 2,000 | $0.8790 |
Formula: ((input price × input tokens) + (output price × output tokens × verbosity factor)) ÷ 1,000,000 × 1,000. Assumptions: short 100/50, medium 1,000/500, long 4,000/2,000 input/output tokens per request. Verbosity run: 2026-06-16T20:31:30.728Z.
Three model-specific pricing decisions
Ministral 8B is evaluated as an edge-class, high-volume API row. Hardware, energy, image units, cache, and batch remain user-supplied or unavailable.
1. Requests-per-month ladder for routing, tagging, and extraction
| Workload | Input / output | 100K requests | 1M requests | 10M requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routing | 200 / 30 | $3.45 | $34.50 | $345.00 |
| Tagging | 500 / 80 | $8.70 | $87.00 | $870.00 |
| Short extraction | 1,000 / 250 | $18.75 | $187.50 | $1875.00 |
Formula: requests × token shape × listed $/M. Output expansion is not silently added.
2. Equal-input-rate audit against Mistral Small
| Fixed input / output | Ministral 8B | Mistral Small 3.1 | Narrow decision boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Routing · 200 / 30 | $3.45 | $4.80 | 10% accepted-result uplift required |
| Extraction · 1,000 / 250 | $18.75 | $30.00 | 15% accepted-result uplift required |
Formula: requests × (input tokens × input $/M + output tokens × output $/M) ÷ 1,000,000. The uplift is a planning threshold, not a measured quality claim.
3. API price/latency versus edge-deployment inputs
| Option | Dated calculation | Input ledger | Boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministral API | $18.75 | 158 tokens/sec; TTFT 210 ms; 5 measured samples | API cost is sourced |
| Edge deployment | Unavailable | Hardware, utilization, energy, image units, cache, batch | Collect user inputs before comparing |
Verified 2026-08-14. Luna is the data owner. “Unavailable” means no compatible dated evidence was found; it is never treated as zero. First-party price source · Run this Batch 5 scenario.
All three Batch 5 decisions are server-rendered for Ministral 8B; fixed inputs, formulas, dated sources, speed sample state, and unavailable mechanics are visible.
Batch 68 · exact model pricing decision contributions · verified 2026-09-08
Exact model boundary: Mistral ministral-8b (slug ministral-8b). First-party provider pricing and API documentation remain fact owners.
Symmetric token pricing and high-volume spend matrix
Frozen Batch 68 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: monthly_spend = calls * ((in_tokens * 0.15 + out_tokens * 0.15) / 1M) Boundary: Owns Ministral 8B symmetric input/output token pricing calculations.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Model, identity, provider, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch68-ministral-8b-m1-r1100K compact classification queries | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=100K compact classification queries; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 100K compact classification queries is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m1-r2250K agent reasoning step checks | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=250K agent reasoning step checks; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 250K agent reasoning step checks is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m1-r31M high-volume IoT telemetry passes | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=1M high-volume IoT telemetry passes; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 1M high-volume IoT telemetry passes is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m1-r4long-output code generation pass | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=long-output code generation pass; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — long-output code generation pass is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m1-r5batch processing queue (50% discount) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=batch processing queue (50% discount); workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — batch processing queue (50% discount) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m1-r6unresolved billing currency | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=unresolved billing currency; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unresolved billing currency has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: Mistral AI model pricing; verification date 2026-09-08. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Edge on-device versus managed cloud API latency audit
Frozen Batch 68 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: turnaround = ttft + (tokens_out / tps); edge provides zero network overhead Boundary: Owns on-device quantization and cloud API response time benchmarks.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Model, identity, provider, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch68-ministral-8b-m2-r1sub-50ms local edge classification | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=sub-50ms local edge classification; environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — sub-50ms local edge classification is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m2-r2smart appliance embedded assistant (<100ms) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=smart appliance embedded assistant (<100ms); environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — smart appliance embedded assistant (<100ms) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m2-r3cloud API call with network transit (<250ms) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=cloud API call with network transit (<250ms); environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — cloud API call with network transit (<250ms) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m2-r4high-concurrency edge sensor stream | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=high-concurrency edge sensor stream; environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — high-concurrency edge sensor stream is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m2-r5quantization accuracy degradation canary | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=quantization accuracy degradation canary; environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — quantization accuracy degradation canary is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m2-r6unsupported embedded runtime | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=unsupported embedded runtime; environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unsupported embedded runtime has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: Mistral AI documentation; verification date 2026-09-08. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Local VRAM deployment break-even: RTX 4090 vs Cloud API
Frozen Batch 68 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: cloud_spend = monthly_tokens * 0.15 / 1M; hardware_cost = (gpu_depreciation + power) / mo Boundary: Owns local hardware capital expenditure vs managed cloud API consumption.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Model, identity, provider, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch68-ministral-8b-m3-r1low edge volume (<5M tokens/mo) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=low edge volume (<5M tokens/mo); monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — low edge volume (<5M tokens/mo) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m3-r225M monthly tokens (cloud optimal) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=25M monthly tokens (cloud optimal); monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 25M monthly tokens (cloud optimal) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m3-r3100M tokens/month (hardware break-even) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=100M tokens/month (hardware break-even); monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 100M tokens/month (hardware break-even) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m3-r4500M high-volume saturation (local optimal) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=500M high-volume saturation (local optimal); monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 500M high-volume saturation (local optimal) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch68-ministral-8b-m3-r5unplanned hardware failure and downtime | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=unplanned hardware failure and downtime; monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unplanned hardware failure and downtime has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
batch68-ministral-8b-m3-r6unresolved local electricity tariff | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=unresolved local electricity tariff; monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unresolved local electricity tariff has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: Mistral AI model pricing; verification date 2026-09-08. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Method and limitations: formulas are deterministic; observed and assumed inputs are labeled; no missing provider, host, account, region, realm, alias, snapshot, revision, weight, artifact, control, tool, modality, workload, rate-period, timestamp, or result is transferred. Run the ministral-8b Batch 68 scenario →
Batch 75 Verified Model Pricing Intelligence•Model owner: ministral-8b (Mistral)•Audit date: 2026-09-08
Ministral 8B API Pricing: Symmetric Token Rates for Edge & Cloud
Ministral 8B costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens ($0.15/M blended at 3:1). Features unique symmetric pricing, 128K context, and ultra-compact edge deployment. Verified 2026-09-08.
Symmetric token pricing and high-volume spend matrix
Frozen Batch 75 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: monthly_spend = calls * ((in_tokens * 0.15 + out_tokens * 0.15) / 1M) Boundary: Owns Ministral 8B symmetric input/output token pricing calculations.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Model, identity, provider, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch75-ministral-8b-m1-r1100K compact classification queries | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=100K compact classification queries; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 100K compact classification queries is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m1-r2250K agent reasoning step checks | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=250K agent reasoning step checks; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 250K agent reasoning step checks is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m1-r31M high-volume IoT telemetry passes | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=1M high-volume IoT telemetry passes; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 1M high-volume IoT telemetry passes is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m1-r4long-output code generation pass | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=long-output code generation pass; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — long-output code generation pass is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m1-r5batch processing queue (50% discount) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=batch processing queue (50% discount); workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — batch processing queue (50% discount) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m1-r6unresolved billing currency | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=unresolved billing currency; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; input cost; output cost; monthly spend; efficiency verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unresolved billing currency has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: Mistral AI model pricing; verification date 2026-09-08. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Edge on-device versus managed cloud API latency audit
Frozen Batch 75 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: turnaround = ttft + (tokens_out / tps); edge provides zero network overhead Boundary: Owns on-device quantization and cloud API response time benchmarks.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Model, identity, provider, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch75-ministral-8b-m2-r1sub-50ms local edge classification | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=sub-50ms local edge classification; environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — sub-50ms local edge classification is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m2-r2smart appliance embedded assistant (<100ms) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=smart appliance embedded assistant (<100ms); environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — smart appliance embedded assistant (<100ms) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m2-r3cloud API call with network transit (<250ms) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=cloud API call with network transit (<250ms); environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — cloud API call with network transit (<250ms) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m2-r4high-concurrency edge sensor stream | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=high-concurrency edge sensor stream; environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — high-concurrency edge sensor stream is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m2-r5quantization accuracy degradation canary | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=quantization accuracy degradation canary; environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — quantization accuracy degradation canary is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m2-r6unsupported embedded runtime | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=unsupported embedded runtime; environment; task; TTFT; generation speed; SLA compliance; deployment recommendation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unsupported embedded runtime has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: Mistral AI documentation; verification date 2026-09-08. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Local VRAM deployment break-even: RTX 4090 vs Cloud API
Frozen Batch 75 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: cloud_spend = monthly_tokens * 0.15 / 1M; hardware_cost = (gpu_depreciation + power) / mo Boundary: Owns local hardware capital expenditure vs managed cloud API consumption.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Model, identity, provider, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch75-ministral-8b-m3-r1low edge volume (<5M tokens/mo) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=low edge volume (<5M tokens/mo); monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — low edge volume (<5M tokens/mo) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m3-r225M monthly tokens (cloud optimal) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=25M monthly tokens (cloud optimal); monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 25M monthly tokens (cloud optimal) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m3-r3100M tokens/month (hardware break-even) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=100M tokens/month (hardware break-even); monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 100M tokens/month (hardware break-even) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m3-r4500M high-volume saturation (local optimal) | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=500M high-volume saturation (local optimal); monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 500M high-volume saturation (local optimal) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch75-ministral-8b-m3-r5unplanned hardware failure and downtime | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=unplanned hardware failure and downtime; monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unplanned hardware failure and downtime has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
batch75-ministral-8b-m3-r6unresolved local electricity tariff | model=ministral-8b; slug=ministral-8b; provider=Mistral; scenario=unresolved local electricity tariff; monthly token volume; cloud API spend; local RTX 4090 monthly TCO; financial break-even; deployment verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-08; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unresolved local electricity tariff has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: Mistral AI model pricing; verification date 2026-09-08. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
How fast is Ministral 8B?
Tokens / sec
158
TTFT
210 ms
Rank
#8 of 31
$ / M ÷ t/s
$0.0009
Measured with 5 runs on a fixed prompt — see the full methodology.
How much does Ministral 8B cost at scale?
| Tokens / month | Est. cost (blended 3:1) |
|---|---|
| 100,000 | $0.01 |
| 1,000,000 | $0.15 |
| 10,000,000 | $1.50 |
| 100,000,000 | $15.00 |
How does Ministral 8B compare with other models?
Mistral Small 3.1 — $0.26/MCodestral — $0.45/MMistral Large 3 — $0.75/MMistral Medium 3 — $3.00/MGPT-5 Nano — $0.14/MGPT-OSS 20B — $0.13/MMuse Spark 1.3 Contributor — $0.13/M
What is Ministral 8B best for?
What should you explore next for Ministral 8B?
What are common questions about Ministral 8B?
Is Ministral 8B cheaper than GPT-5 Nano?
Ministral 8B costs $0.15/M blended tokens, GPT-5 Nano costs $0.14/M — GPT-5 Nano is cheaper.
How much does 1 million tokens cost with Ministral 8B?
At a 3:1 input:output ratio, 1 million blended tokens costs approximately $0.15. Pure input costs $0.15/M; pure output costs $0.15/M.
What does Ministral 8B cost at high volume?
At 100 million blended tokens a month, Ministral 8B costs approximately $15.00. See the cost-at-scale table below for other volumes.