Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Mistral
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Mistral AISummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 8 categories and Mistral in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax M1 leads 35.7 to 16.3.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Mistral | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 29.4 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 40K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149), Mistral: 33.2 (#249)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1162 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125), Mistral: 21.3 (#199)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1340 | 1149 |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152), Mistral: 20.5 (#275)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1360 | 1180 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 7.2% |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168), Mistral: 16.3 (#283)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | 1125 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 27.7% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.3% |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157), Mistral: 33.0 (#249)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | 1109 |
| LMArena French | 1369 | 1179 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1220 | 1012 |
| LMArena Korean | 1263 | 1032 |
| LMArena Russian | 1330 | 1168 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1354 | 1143 |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169), Mistral: 52.9 (#283)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1152 |
| IFEval | — | 56.8% |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136), Mistral: 35.0 (#240)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1154 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155), Mistral: 37.2 (#255)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1158 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1147 |
| WildBench | — | 66% |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Mistral?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax M1 or Mistral better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 33.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Mistral share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.