Ministral 3B vs Kimi K2 Thinking
mistralai/ministral-3-3b-instruct · moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking
As of October 25, 2026, Ministral 3B is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.0020 per million input tokens and $0.0020 per million output, versus $0.0120 / $0.0500 for Kimi K2 Thinking — about 95% 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 Kimi K2 Thinking when context size wins — Kimi K2 Thinking carries the larger context window (262,144 vs 128,000 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Ministral 3B vs Kimi K2 Thinking, side by side
| Spec | Ministral 3B | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.0020 | $0.0120 |
| Price · output / 1M | $0.0020 | $0.0500 |
| Context length | 128,000 | 262,144 |
| Max output tokens | 8,000 | 32,768 |
| Input modalities | text, image | text |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | — |
| Reasoning | — | Yes |
| Cheapest seller | UberLLM | UberLLM |
| % off list | 98% off | 98% off |
Live prices via UberLLM, routed to the cheapest healthy seller. The price shown has no UberLLM fee added. Updated October 25, 2026.
Ministral 3B vs Kimi K2 Thinking — FAQ
Is Ministral 3B or Kimi K2 Thinking cheaper?
Ministral 3B is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 95%. UberLLM routes every request to the cheapest healthy seller and bills the price shown, with no fee added.
What's the price difference between Ministral 3B and Kimi K2 Thinking?
Ministral 3B: $0.0020 in / $0.0020 out per 1M tokens. Kimi K2 Thinking: $0.0120 in / $0.0500 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 95% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Ministral 3B and Kimi K2 Thinking 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.