Ministral 3 8B - NC Bench

mistralai/ministral-8b-2512

Ministral 3 8B

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Release Date

Dec 2nd, 2025

Context Size

262k

Benchmark Cost

$0.20

Speed

144.7 tok/s

Creative writing

60.74%

Rule following

63.75%

Utility

64.75%

Mathematics

0.00%

Tooling

68.13%

Language

63.34%

Logic

60.74%

Bad Writing Habits

Detects common prose quality anti-patterns in AI-generated creative writing, including passive voice, past progressive overuse, weak dialogue tags, filter words, purple prose, cliches, AI-ism words/adverbs/names, and more.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Detailed Writing Rules
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin 0-shot Creative writingRule following	77	77	70	68	68	72%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night 0-shot Creative writingRule following	82	80	75	75	65	75%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite 0-shot Creative writingRule following	88	84	82	77	68	80%
Mystery: examining a crime scene 0-shot Creative writingRule following	80	77	76	75	75	77%
Romance: separated couple reunites 0-shot Creative writingRule following	80	79	72	71	69	74%
Thriller: chase through city streets 0-shot Creative writingRule following	83	80	79	74	72	78%
Detailed Writing Rules						76.03%
genre
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin 0-shot Creative writingRule following	74	72	69	69	67	70%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night 0-shot Creative writingRule following	87	80	76	76	71	78%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite 0-shot Creative writingRule following	87	84	78	77	76	80%
Mystery: examining a crime scene 0-shot Creative writingRule following	86	82	80	76	75	80%
Romance: separated couple reunites 0-shot Creative writingRule following	83	80	79	77	77	79%
Thriller: chase through city streets 0-shot Creative writingRule following	85	80	79	78	77	80%
genre						77.79%
Novelcrafter Default Prompt
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin 0-shot Creative writingRule following	78	75	73	73	67	73%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night 0-shot Creative writingRule following	83	82	80	77	70	78%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite 0-shot Creative writingRule following	87	82	82	79	77	81%
Mystery: examining a crime scene 0-shot Creative writingRule following	83	81	79	78	76	79%
Romance: separated couple reunites 0-shot Creative writingRule following	83	80	80	78	75	79%
Thriller: chase through city streets 0-shot Creative writingRule following	83	79	77	77	74	78%
Novelcrafter Default Prompt						78.13%
77.32%

Codex Violation Detection

Detects factual inconsistencies between a story bible and prose passages. The model must output structured XML identifying each violation with paragraph number and substring.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
matrix
Large codex (40 entries), long passage (1,019 words) 0-shot ToolingUtilityLogicRule following	66	64	62	58	58	57	57	56	52	46	58%
Large codex (40 entries), short passage (165 words) 0-shot ToolingUtilityLogicRule following	79	74	74	74	74	74	71	71	71	0	66%
Small codex (7 entries), long passage (734 words) 0-shot ToolingUtilityLogicRule following	72	71	68	68	65	62	59	57	53	47	62%
Small codex (7 entries), short passage (165 words) 0-shot ToolingUtilityLogicRule following	84	83	83	79	76	76	75	75	73	63	77%
matrix											65.68%
tiers
5 codex entries 0-shot ToolingUtilityLogicRule following	49	44	44	44	43	42	40	40	40	39	43%
10 codex entries 0-shot ToolingUtilityLogicRule following	86	86	86	81	81	81	81	81	76	76	81%
20 codex entries 0-shot ToolingUtilityLogicRule following	81	78	71	70	66	66	62	56	55	52	66%
40 codex entries 0-shot ToolingUtilityLogicRule following	84	84	84	83	83	79	67	67	63	0	69%
tiers											64.79%
65.24%

Data extraction

Extract key details from a given block of text.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
All valid emails 0-shot Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Contextual pronoun 0-shot Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Fruits excluding citrus 0-shot Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Future event time 0-shot UtilityLogic	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50%
Guess the pet 0-shot UtilityLogic	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Highest-rated movie 0-shot Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Indirect birth year 0-shot UtilityMathematicsLogic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%
What instrument does Lucy play? 0-shot UtilityLogic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%
What's the color of the car? 0-shot UtilityLogic	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
What's the correct time? 0-shot UtilityLogic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Who's the sister? 0-shot UtilityLogic	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Who's the tallest? 0-shot UtilityLogic	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
70.83%

Dialogue tags

Various tasks related to dialogue tags in text.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
dialogue-200
Write 200 words with 10% dialogue 0-shot Creative writingRule following	50	48	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12%
Write 200 words with 50% dialogue 0-shot Creative writingRule following	50	39	34	33	7	7	6	1	0	0	18%
Write 200 words with 90% dialogue 0-shot Creative writingRule following	54	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6%
dialogue-200											11.58%
dialogue-500
Write 500 words with 30% dialogue 0-shot Creative writingRule following	50	50	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10%
Write 500 words with 50% dialogue 0-shot Creative writingRule following	47	43	41	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	16%
Write 500 words with 70% dialogue 0-shot Creative writingRule following	67	49	43	28	27	22	21	17	13	1	29%
dialogue-500											18.39%
Ungrouped
Write unattributed dialogue 0-shot Creative writingRule following	100	61	61	61	61	14	14	0	0	0	37%
18.13%

Language Comprehension

Does the model understand more than just English?

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Asking for directions (Dutch) 0-shot Language	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Asking for directions (German) 0-shot Language	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Friend got new kittens (German) 0-shot Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Friend got new kittens (Tagalog) 0-shot Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
50.00%

Language Writing

Can the model generate text in different languages?

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Character dialogue (French) in a story 0-shot Language	100	100	100	93	0	79%
Character dialogue (German) in a story 0-shot Language	100	100	63	0	0	53%
Character dialogue (Hindi) in a story 0-shot Language	100	100	0	0	0	40%
Character dialogue (Italian) in a story 0-shot Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character dialogue (Spanish) in a story 0-shot Language	100	100	100	100	94	99%
74.01%

N-Length Sentences

Write sentences with exactly N words

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Write sentences with 5 words each 0-shot Rule following	96	93	90	85	55	36	34	9	7	7	51%
Write sentences with 10 words each 0-shot Rule following	92	87	87	85	78	75	72	63	50	42	73%
Write sentences with 20 words each 0-shot Rule following	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1%
41.91%

Novel outline

Handle questions about the outline of a novel in various formats

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
outline-count
Count acts 0-shot ToolingUtility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count chapters 0-shot ToolingUtility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count scenes 0-shot ToolingUtility	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10%
outline-count											70.00%
pov-count
Count point of views for Jack and Olivia 0-shot ToolingUtility	100	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	0	50%
Count point of views for Jack Harper 0-shot ToolingUtility	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	0	0	0	60%
Count point of views for Olivia 0-shot ToolingUtility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	0	80%
pov-count											63.33%
66.67%

Tool usage within Novelcrafter

Output messages that are related to tool usage within Novelcrafter

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Create alternate prose sections 0-shot ToolingUtility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
100.00%

Voice/dialogue sheets

Extract dialogue from given text as voice sheets.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Multiple speakers 0-shot Utility	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Simple 0-shot Utility	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Simple (1-shot) 1-shot Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Simple (5-shot) Few-shot Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Unattributed dialogue 0-shot Utility	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%
40.00%

Write N of X

Write exactly N words/sentences/paragraphs...

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
paragraphs
1 paragraph summary 0-shot Rule following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
3 paragraph summary 0-shot Rule following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
5 paragraph summary 0-shot Rule following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
paragraphs											100.00%
sentences
1 sentence summary 0-shot Rule following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
3 sentence summary 0-shot Rule following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
10 sentence summary 0-shot Rule following	100	98	98	98	98	98	98	92	54	27	86%
20 sentence summary 0-shot Rule following	100	100	100	100	92	77	77	77	9	9	74%
50 sentence summary 0-shot Rule following	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10%
sentences											74.12%
words
10 word summary 0-shot Rule following	100	100	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	92	98%
20 word summary 0-shot Rule following	100	100	100	98	92	92	92	92	92	77	94%
50 word summary 0-shot Rule following	98	77	9	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	20%
100 word summary 0-shot Rule following	100	98	77	54	27	9	9	0	0	0	37%
200 word summary 0-shot Rule following	98	98	92	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	38%
words											57.39%
73.65%