| Claude Opus 5 | Ministral 3 8B 2512 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $5.00 | $0.15 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $25.00 | $0.15 |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out), per 1,000 | $3.25 | $0.0915 |
| Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out), per 1,000 | $20.00 | $0.36 |
| Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out), per 1,000 | $52.50 | $1.27 |
| Confidence signal | no | no |
| Tool calling | yes | yes |
Which one should carry your traffic?
If Ministral 3 8B 2512 answers your requests as well as Claude Opus 5, moving that traffic saves 98% on chat-shaped requests. Averages cannot tell you whether it does for your requests. Ministral 3 8B 2512 does not expose a confidence signal through OpenRouter, so Gimbix would test it as a full replacement rather than a first answer.
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