Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 1 category and Mistral Large 4 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Mistral Large 4 leads 48.6 to 39.9.
- MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.55 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.68 / $2.09 for Mistral Large 4.
- Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2026-10-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Max output | 40K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | $0.68 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $2.09 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1475 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 1444 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1488 |
Knowledge Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | 1447 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | 1414 |
| LMArena French | 1370 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1424 |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1429 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1424 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Mistral Large 4?
MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 4 lists at $0.68 and $2.09.
Is MiniMax M1 or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Mistral Large 4 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.