Head to head
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731vsMinistral 3 3B 2512
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Ministral 3 3B 2512 costs $0.0001 per solved task against
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 at $0.0002 — ▼ 3.4x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.02 a month.
On output token price alone Ministral 3 3B 2512 looks 1.2x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Ministral 3 3B 2512| Figure | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Ministral 3 3B 2512 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.06 | $0.1 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.12 | $0.1 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.012 | $0.01 |
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| Pass rate | 89% | 47% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0002measured | $0.0001measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.04 | $0.01 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings