Ministral 3 8B 2512 API

Ministral 3 8B 2512 on AIMLAPI.

Modalities
Image, TextText
In / Out price
$0.3174/$0.3174per 1M
Context window
256K tokens
Released
Dec 2, 2025

Ministral 3 8B 2512 overview

The pelican test: one prompt, every text model, unedited SVG output from Nov 3, 2026.

SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle, written by Ministral 3 8B 2512 through AI/ML API

Ministral 3 8B 2512 specs

Model ID
mistralai/ministral-8b-2512
Developer
Mistral AI
Context window
262,144 tokens
Input
Image, Text
Output
Text
API
OpenAI-compatible, base URL https://api.aimlapi.com/v1

What is Ministral 3 8B 2512 API?

Where to Use Ministral 3 8B 2512

Coding and code review
Generate, debug, and review code across languages, reading whole files or repos in a single prompt.

Agentic and multi-step workflows
Reliable tool-calling and instruction-following suit agent loops that plan, call tools, and iterate.

Use cases

Ministral 3 8B 2512 is documented as suited to document Q&A, including answering questions over documents and related retrieval-style workflows. It is also documented for vision use cases such as understanding graphs, comparing images, transcription, OCR, and structured-output OCR. The model is additionally described as built for edge deployment and local setups, making it suited to low-latency, hardware-constrained deployments.

Capabilities

  • Function calling
  • Reasoning
  • Streaming
  • Structured outputs
  • Web search

Ministral 3 8B 2512 API pricing

Ministral 3 8B 2512 pricing in US dollars
UsagePriceUnit
Input$0.31741M tokens
Output$0.31741M tokens
Cached input$0.01591M tokens

Prices from the AI/ML API price list, checked on Nov 4, 2026.

Ministral 3 8B 2512 vs other models: token prices

AI/ML API input and output rates for 5 models, per million tokens.

AI/ML API model prices in USD per million tokens
ModelInputOutput
Ministral 3 8B 2512$0.3174$0.3174
Seed 1.6 Flash$0.0794$0.3174
Small 4$0.1984$0.7935
Mistral Large 4$1.36$4.18
Medium 3.5$1.59$7.93

How to use the Ministral 3 8B 2512 API

View docs

Build with your agent

Give your agent the model details, code and documentation.

1Get your API key

Create API key
export AIMLAPI_KEY="8f2b4c7d9a1e6b3f…"

2Make your first request

curl 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "model": "mistralai/ministral-8b-2512",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."
    }
  ]
}'

Related articles

All posts

Ministral 3 8B 2512 FAQ

What is the context window of Ministral 3 8B 2512?

Ministral 3 8B 2512 has a 262,144 tokens context window.

What inputs and outputs does Ministral 3 8B 2512 support?

Ministral 3 8B 2512 takes image, text as input and returns text.

What is the model ID for Ministral 3 8B 2512?

Use mistralai/ministral-8b-2512 as the model id. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

How much does Ministral 3 8B 2512 cost?

Ministral 3 8B 2512 costs $0.3174 input and $0.3174 output per 1M tokens on AI/ML API, billed as you go with no subscription.

Does Ministral 3 8B 2512 support streaming?

Yes, Ministral 3 8B 2512 can stream responses as they are generated.

Can Ministral 3 8B 2512 read images?

Yes, Ministral 3 8B 2512 accepts image input alongside text.

Who created Ministral 3 8B 2512?

Ministral 3 8B 2512 was built by Mistral AI.

Can Ministral 3 8B 2512 call external functions or tools during a conversation?

Yes, it supports function calling, tool use, and parallel tool calls.

Is Ministral 3 8B 2512 designed for chat, instructions, or reasoning tasks?

It is a chat model that also includes reasoning as one of its listed capabilities.

Start building with Ministral 3 8B 2512

Ministral 3 8B 2512 API

mistralai/ministral-8b-2512

Build with your agent

Give your agent the model details, code and documentation.

1Get your API key

Create API key
export AIMLAPI_KEY="8f2b4c7d9a1e6b3f…"

2Make your first request

curl 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "model": "mistralai/ministral-8b-2512",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."
    }
  ]
}'