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Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) vs Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch)
This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.
Model
Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch)
Context window
262K
262,144 tokens · ~197K words
Context window · side by side
Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.
Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) has about 8× the context window of the other in this pair.
Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) has 700% more context capacity (262K vs 32K tokens). Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) is 90% cheaper on input.
Quick verdicts
Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.
Long document processing
Use Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch). Its 262K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 32K).
RAG / high-volume retrieval
Use Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch). Input tokens are 90% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.
Long output (reports, code files)
Use Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch). Its 209K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.
Full specs
Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.
| Spec | Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) | Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 32,768 tokens (32K) | 262,144 tokens (262K) |
| Max output tokens | 29,491 tokens (29K) | 209,715 tokens (209K) |
| Speed tier | Fast | Fast |
| Vision | No | Yes |
| Function calling | No | Yes |
| Extended thinking | No | No |
| Prompt caching | No | Yes |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | Feb 2025 | Dec 2025 |
Pricing matrix
Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.
| Provider | Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) in | Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) out | Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) in | Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Openrouter | $0.800/M | $1.60/M | $0.075/M | $0.075/M |
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