Calculate the cost of using ministral-8b-2512 from OpenRouter for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 262,144 tokens
Max: 209,715 tokens
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ministral-8b-2512 is a chat model from OpenRouter, one of 441 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens, ranking 646 out of 3254 chat models by cost and cheaper than 78% of models in this category. ministral-8b-2512 supports vision, function calling, prompt caching, structured output. Its 262K-token context window is in the top 37% among chat models.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 262,144 input tokens. The maximum output length is 209,715 tokens.
At $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens, ministral-8b-2512 ranks 646 out of 3254 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.52 for chat models, and is cheaper than 78% of models in this category.
ministral-8b-2512 is one of 441 OpenRouter chat models, with support for vision, function calling, prompt caching, structured output. its 262K-token context window places it in the top 37% of chat models.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs ministral-8b-2512 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | Azure | $0.17 | $0.66 | +10% |
| gpt-4o-mini | Azure | $0.15 | $0.60 | 0% |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | FriendliAI | $0.15 | $0.50 | 0% |
Similar chat models from other providers
Yes. ministral-8b-2512 costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens compared to gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18's $0.17 per 1M input tokens, making it 10% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision, function calling, prompt caching, structured output.
ministral-8b-2512 input pricing is $0.15 per 1M tokens, which is 71% below the median of $0.52 for chat models. It ranks 646 out of 3254 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 78% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.15 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.50.
Among OpenRouter's 441 chat models, ministral-8b-2512 ranks 94 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to ministral-8b-2512 are: gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 from Azure ($0.17/1M input tokens); gpt-4o-mini from Azure ($0.15/1M input tokens); GLM-5.3-Flash from FriendliAI ($0.15/1M input tokens); gemini-2.0-flash-001 from Vertex AI ($0.15/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
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ministral-8b-2512 is priced based on input and output tokens, images. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.15 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.15.