Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Ministral 3B
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 · mistralai/ministral-3-3b-instruct
As of October 26, 2026, Ministral 3B is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.0020 per million input tokens and $0.0020 per million output, versus $0.0300 / $0.1500 for Claude Sonnet 4.6 — about 98% less on a blended 3:1 token mix. Both are reached through one OpenAI-compatible key and routed to the cheapest healthy seller, with no UberLLM fee added, so the price you see is the price you pay. Choose Ministral 3B to cut cost; choose Claude Sonnet 4.6 when context size wins — Claude Sonnet 4.6 carries the larger context window (1,000,000 vs 128,000 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Ministral 3B, side by side
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.0300 | $0.0020 |
| Price · output / 1M | $0.1500 | $0.0020 |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 128,000 |
| Max output tokens | 64,000 | 8,000 |
| Input modalities | text | text, image |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | — | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | — |
| Cheapest seller | pyro | UberLLM |
| % off list | 99% off | 98% off |
Live prices via UberLLM, routed to the cheapest healthy seller. The price shown has no UberLLM fee added. Updated October 26, 2026.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Ministral 3B — FAQ
Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Ministral 3B cheaper?
Ministral 3B is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 98%. UberLLM routes every request to the cheapest healthy seller and bills the price shown, with no fee added.
What's the price difference between Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Ministral 3B?
Claude Sonnet 4.6: $0.0300 in / $0.1500 out per 1M tokens. Ministral 3B: $0.0020 in / $0.0020 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 98% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Ministral 3B with one API?
Yes. Both are served through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint — set the base URL to https://api.uberllm.dev/v1 and your UberLLM key, then switch between them by changing the model id. Anthropic SDKs work via https://api.uberllm.dev/v1/messages.