Model Comparison

Ministral 3 14B
vs. Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)

Comparing 2 AI models · 10 benchmarks · Mistral, Alibaba

Recommended Pick

Alibaba logo Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) 10 metric wins

Strongest on: Throughput, Reasoning, Intelligence

Best Value

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Ministral 3 14B

100.0 value score

26.4 reasoning / $0.20/1M

Lowest Price

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Ministral 3 14B

$0.20/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)

47.3 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Ministral 3 14B

14.6 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

Ministral 3 14B has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

Ministral 3 14B is 1.5x cheaper on input tokens than Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning).

Speed gap

Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) generates about 1.1x as many tokens per second as Ministral 3 14B.

Reasoning gap

Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) leads Ministral 3 14B by 20.9 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) wins 10 measurable categories, including Throughput, Reasoning, Intelligence, GPQA.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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Ministral 3 14B

Mistral

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Time

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Cost

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Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)

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Full Comparison

Metric
Mistral logo Ministral 3 14B
Mistral
Top Pick
Alibaba logo Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)
Alibaba
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.20/1M$0.30/1M
Output Cost $0.20/1M$2.40/1M
Blended (3:1) $0.20/1M$0.82/1M
Specifications
Organization MistralAlibaba
Release Date Dec 2, 2025Feb 24, 2026
Performance & Speed
Throughput 82.5 tok/s86.8 tok/s
TTFT 468ms1477ms
Latency 468ms24527ms
Composite Indices
Value Score 100.043.5
Reasoning Score 26.447.3
Intelligence 10.033.8
Coding 14.6
Math 30.0
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 57.2%85.8%
MMLU Pro 69.3%
HLE 4.6%22.2%
LiveCodeBench 35.1%
AIME 2025 30.0%
SciCode 23.6%39.5%
LCR 22.0%67.3%
IFBench 32.0%75.6%
TAU-bench v2 27.2%93.9%
TerminalBench Hard 4.5%32.6%

Key Takeaways

Ministral 3 14B offers the best value at $0.20/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning) has the strongest reasoning profile with a 47.3 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Ministral 3 14B reaches a 14.6 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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Ministral 3 14B

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Code generation
  • Software development
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Qwen3.5 27B (Reasoning)

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis