Compare/Sarvam 30B (high) vs Ministral 3 3B

Sarvam 30B (high)vsMinistral 3 3B

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

Sarvam

Sarvam 30B (high)

Input
$0.026/M
Output
$0.11/M
Speed
232 tok/s
TTFT
1.16s
Mistral

Ministral 3 3B

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.1/M
Speed
160 tok/s
TTFT
0.40s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Sarvam 30B (high)
Faster (tok/s)
Sarvam 30B (high)
Lower Latency
Ministral 3 3B
Benchmarks (4-7)
Ministral 3 3B

Pricing Comparison

MetricSarvam 30B (high)Ministral 3 3B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.026$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.11$0.1
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Sarvam 30B (high)$0.04
Ministral 3 3B$0.11

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Sarvam 30B (high)
232 tok/s
Ministral 3 3B
160 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Sarvam 30B (high)
1.16s
Ministral 3 3B
0.40s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
6.66.8
Coding Index
4.8
Math Index
22.0
GPQA Diamond
63.3%35.8%
MMLU-Pro
52.4%
LiveCodeBench
24.7%
AIME 2025
22.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
7.0%5.3%
SciCode
19.2%14.4%
IFBench
26.5%26.8%
TerminalBench
2.3%0.0%
Sarvam 30B (high)4 wins
7 winsMinistral 3 3B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Sarvam 30B (high) or Ministral 3 3B?

Sarvam 30B (high) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.05/M tokens vs $0.10/M for Ministral 3 3B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Ministral 3 3B wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Sarvam 30B (high). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Sarvam 30B (high) generates tokens faster at 232 tok/s vs 160 tok/s. However, Ministral 3 3B has lower time-to-first-token (0.40s vs 1.16s).

When should I use Sarvam 30B (high) vs Ministral 3 3B?

Choose based on your priorities: Sarvam 30B (high) for lower cost, Ministral 3 3B for stronger benchmark performance, and Sarvam 30B (high) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.