Compare/Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) vs Ministral 3 8B

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)vsMinistral 3 8B

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.03/M
Output
$0.15/M
Speed
220 tok/s
TTFT
0.26s
Mistral

Ministral 3 8B

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.15/M
Speed
176 tok/s
TTFT
0.31s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (6-5)
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)Ministral 3 8B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.03$0.15
Output ($/M tokens)$0.15$0.15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)$0.04
Ministral 3 8B$0.16

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
220 tok/s
Ministral 3 8B
176 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
0.26s
Ministral 3 8B
0.31s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
22.614.8
Coding Index
13.710.0
Math Index
31.7
GPQA Diamond
71.2%47.1%
MMLU-Pro
64.2%
LiveCodeBench
30.3%
AIME 2025
31.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
7.5%4.3%
SciCode
18.3%20.8%
IFBench
33.3%29.1%
TerminalBench
11.4%4.5%
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)6 wins
5 winsMinistral 3 8B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) or Ministral 3 8B?

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.06/M tokens vs $0.15/M for Ministral 3 8B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Ministral 3 8B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 220 tok/s vs 176 tok/s. Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.26s vs 0.31s).

When should I use Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) vs Ministral 3 8B?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.