Compare MiniMax M2.1 from MiniMax and Ministral 3 3B 2512 from Mistral AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.


MiniMax M2.1 and Ministral 3 3B 2512 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.
MiniMax M2.1, from MiniMax, has a 204,800-token context window and is priced at $0.30/M tokens input, $1.20/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
Ministral 3 3B 2512, from Mistral AI, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $0.10/M tokens input, $0.10/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
| MiniMax M2.1 | Ministral 3 3B 2512 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.30/M tokens | $0.10/M tokens |
| Output price | $1.20/M tokens | $0.10/M tokens |
| Context window | 204,800 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Intelligence Index | 20.9 | 4.8 |
| Coding Index | Not available | 4.8 |
| Agentic Index | Not available | 0.8 |
| Latency (p50) | 1.59 s | 0.32 s |
| Throughput (p50) | 70.5 tok/s | 155.0 tok/s |
Ministral 3 3B 2512 is cheaper than MiniMax M2.1 on OpenRouter: Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs $0.10/M tokens input and $0.10/M tokens output, while MiniMax M2.1 costs $0.30/M tokens input and $1.20/M tokens output.
MiniMax M2.1 has the longer context window at 204,800 tokens, compared with 131,072 tokens for Ministral 3 3B 2512.
Ministral 3 3B 2512 is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 155.0 tokens per second compared with 70.5 tokens per second for MiniMax M2.1.