llama-guard-4-12b vs ministral-8b-2512
Input price
$0.18
$0.15
Output price
$0.18
$0.15
Context window
164K
256K
Throughput
161 tok/s
163 tok/s
Availability
98.7%
99.8%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.000
Efficiency score
90
90
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
LLAMA-GUARD-4-
MINISTRAL-8B-2
Chat assistant
$75.60
$63.00
RAG / long context
$232.20
$193.50
Agent / tool use
$194.40
$162.00
Efficiency score: llama-guard-4-12b
Across price, speed and reliability, llama-guard-4-12b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is llama-guard-4-12b or ministral-8b-2512 cheaper?+
ministral-8b-2512 has the lower input price — $0.15 vs $0.18 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, llama-guard-4-12b or ministral-8b-2512?+
Across price, speed and reliability, llama-guard-4-12b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.