Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Pixtral Large
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
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MiniMax
Mistral AISummary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.1 to 32.9.
- MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.55 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 128K |
| Max output | 40K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiniMax M1: —, Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | — |
| LMArena French | 1370 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Pixtral Large?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Pixtral Large?
MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Pixtral Large share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.