AI Recommendation
Should you use Ministral 3 3B?
Ministral 3 3B is listed for chat workloads and supports a 256K context window.
Use it when Mistral AI's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.
Ministral 3 3B Free API on Mistral AI
Free APIMinistral 3 3B — free model from Mistral AI.
Free APIOpenAI compatibleTool callingText
API Details
Copy-ready connection details
Base URL
https://api.mistral.ai/v1 Model ID
ministral-3-3b API format OpenAI Chat Completions
Technical Details
Ministral 3 3B specifications
Context window 256K
Max output 131K
Status Online
Family ministral
Knowledge cutoff 2024-03
Released Dec 2, 2025
Last updated Oct 16, 2026
Free listing since Oct 16, 2024
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Capabilities tool calling
Open weights Yes
Best for
- Chat
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Long context window
- Tool calling support
- Works with OpenAI-style SDKs
Watch outs
- Free-tier rate limits apply
- Vision support is not listed
Benchmark Overview
Benchmark signals for Ministral 3 3B
Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following
4.8/100 Coding Programming and code generation
4.8/100 Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks
0.8/100 Speed Observed generation speed
208 tok/s Context Maximum listed context window
256K Pricing
Ministral 3 3B pricing per 1M tokens
Input $0.1 per 1M tokens
Output $0.1 per 1M tokens
Access Available Mistral AI
Rate limit ~1 RPS, 500K TPM provider policy
Availability
Ministral 3 3B availability by provider
We only found this ministral listing on Mistral AI in the current catalog. Use the related models section for nearby alternatives.
| Provider | Model listing | Access | Context | API | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ministral 3 3B | Free tier | 256K | OpenAI-style | ~1 RPS, 500K TPM |
Compare
Ministral 3 3B alternatives to consider
| Model | Provider | Context | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral 7B | Mistral AI | 33K | Free tier |
| Mixtral 8x7B | Mistral AI | 33K | Free tier |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 (128B) | Mistral AI | 256K | Free tier |
| Mistral Small 4 | Mistral AI | 256K | Free tier |
| Mistral Large 3 | Mistral AI | 256K | Free tier |
Typical Use Cases
Ministral 3 3B use cases
Chat
Ministral 3 3B is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.
FAQ
Ministral 3 3B free API FAQ
Is Ministral 3 3B free to use?
Ministral 3 3B is listed with free API access on Mistral AI, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.
What is the Ministral 3 3B model ID?
The model ID shown in this catalog is ministral-3-3b.
What are the Ministral 3 3B free tier rate limits on Mistral AI?
The listed free tier limit is ~1 RPS, 500K TPM. Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.
What context window does Ministral 3 3B support?
The listed context window is 256K tokens with up to 131K output tokens.
More about Ministral 3 3B
Ministral 3 3B — free model from Mistral AI.
For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the Mistral AI provider page.