Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Mistral
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Mistral AISummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Mistral in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 38.3 to 16.6.
- MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 29.9 |
| Released | 2025-12-23 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143), Mistral: 33.8 (#250)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | 1162 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98), Mistral: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Mistral leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302), Mistral: 22.2 (#200)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | 1149 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138), Mistral: 22.3 (#278)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1397 | 1180 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 7.2% |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147), Mistral: 16.6 (#288)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 1125 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 27.7% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.3% |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128), Mistral: 32.8 (#254)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1109 |
| LMArena French | 1404 | 1180 |
| LMArena German | 1381 | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | 1013 |
| LMArena Korean | 1298 | 1032 |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | 1168 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1397 | 1143 |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112), Mistral: 52.6 (#288)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1152 |
| IFEval | — | 56.8% |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101), Mistral: 35.0 (#245)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1153 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120), Mistral: 37.0 (#260)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1158 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1147 |
| WildBench | — | 66% |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Mistral?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Mistral better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Mistral share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.