Model comparison
Ministral 3 8B vs Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)
Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Ministral 3 8B #205 (Supported); Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) #62 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Ministral 3 8B and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to Ministral 3 8B; 17 to Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning).
Updated July 28, 2026- Shared results
- 0
- Ministral 3 8B only
- 0
- Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) only
- 17
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Ministral 3 8B and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for Ministral 3 8B yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.
Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) is priced at $0.60 input / $3.60 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.15 input / $0.15 output per 1M tokens for Ministral 3 8B.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Ministral 3 8B | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Ministral 3 8B$0.15 input / $0.15 output | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)$0.6 input / $3.6 output | Ministral 3 8B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Ministral 3 8B182 tok/s | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Ministral 3 8B0.52 s | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Ministral 3 8B128K | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)128K | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic5 benchmarks
Coding2 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Ministral 3 8B | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | — | 33.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 89.3% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 27.3% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -29.8% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 31.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 89.1% | Not comparable |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Ministral 3 8B | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | — | 77.3% | Not comparable |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Ministral 3 8B | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | — | 78.8% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Ministral 3 8B and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Ministral 3 8B and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) today?
Ministral 3 8B: $0.15 input / $0.15 output per 1M tokens Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning): $0.60 input / $3.60 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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