Model Details
MiniStral 8B Instruct
Quick answer: MiniStral 8B Instruct is Mistral AI's October 2024 compact 8B model scoring 70.9% Arena Hard and 8.30/10 MT-Bench. MRL v0.1.
At a Glance
Where MiniStral 8B Instruct leads
- 70.9% Arena Hard — excellent instruction quality for 8B
- 8.30/10 MT-Bench — high multi-turn quality
- Oct 2024: solid track record
Where it lags
- MRL v0.1: not Apache 2.0
- Superseded by MiniStral 3 8B 2512 (Dec 2025)
Best for: MRL v0.1 compact Mistral deployments; MT-Bench quality; legacy Mistral 8B pipelines.
What MiniStral 8B Instruct Is
MiniStral 8B Instruct (2410) was Mistral AI's October 2024 compact model — predating the MiniStral 3 family. The 70.9% Arena Hard and 8.30/10 MT-Bench are competitive for Oct 2024 8B models. Superseded by MiniStral 3 8B 2512 (Dec 2025).
Specifications
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Organization | Mistral AI |
| License | MRL v0.1 |
| HuggingFace | mistralai/Ministral-8B-Instruct-2410 |
| Release date | October 16, 2024 |
| Parameters | 8B |
| Modality | Text only |
Pricing
Open weights under MRL v0.1.
Public Benchmark Scores
| Benchmark | Score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Hard | 70.9% | Benchgen evaluation | 2024-10 |
| MT-Bench | 8.30/10 | Benchgen evaluation | 2024-10 |
MiniStral 8B vs Alternatives
| Model | Arena Hard | MT-Bench | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniStral 8B Instruct | 70.9% | 8.30 | MRL v0.1 |
| MiniStral 3 8B 2512 | 50.9% | — | MRL v0.1 |
Interestingly, MiniStral 8B (Oct 2024) shows 70.9% Arena Hard while MiniStral 3 8B (Dec 2025) shows 50.9% — different evaluation conditions. Check current data.
Related Models & Benchmarks
- Compare: MiniStral 3 8B 2512 · Mistral Small 3.1 24B
- Benchmarks: Arena Hard · MT-Bench
Frequently Asked Questions
What is MiniStral 8B Instruct?
Mistral AI's October 2024 8B model scoring 70.9% Arena Hard, 8.30/10 MT-Bench. MRL v0.1.Specs from Mistral AI's MiniStral 8B Instruct 2410 release (October 2024) and Benchgen evaluations. Last updated 2026-07-24.
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