Model comparison

MiniMax-M2.1 vs Mistral Large 4

Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2.1 costs 2.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Large 4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 14 shared benchmarks.

MiniMax-M2.1

MiniMax

38.9

Rank #178 Confirmed

Mistral Large 4

Mistral AI

43.1

Rank #99 Confirmed

Summary

They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 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 40.4.
The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 11.2% for MiniMax-M2.1 and 27.4% for Mistral Large 4.
MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.68 / $2.09 for Mistral Large 4.
Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 205K.
MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

MiniMax-M2.1 and Mistral Large 4 specifications
	MiniMax-M2.1	Mistral Large 4
Provider	MiniMax	Mistral AI
Noometry Index	38.9	43.1
Released	2025-12-23	2026-10-06
Weights	Open	Proprietary
Context window	205K	1.05M
Max output	131K	262K
Input $ / M tokens	$0.30	$0.68
Output $ / M tokens	$1.20	$2.09
Results tracked	22	15

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Category by category

Coding Mistral Large 4 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Mistral Large 4
LMArena WebDev	1384	1541
LMArena Coding	1421	1475
ALE-Bench	623.83	—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98), Mistral Large 4: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Mistral Large 4
Terminal-Bench	36.6%	—

Reasoning Mistral Large 4 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Mistral Large 4
NYT Connections (extended)	11.2%	27.4%
LMArena Hard Prompts	1411	1444

Math Mistral Large 4 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Mistral Large 4
LMArena Math	1397	1488

Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Mistral Large 4
LMArena Expert	1431	1447
SimpleQA Verified	—	20%
Vectara Hallucination Rate	11.8%	—

Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Mistral Large 4
LMArena Non-English	1378	1415
LMArena Chinese	1430	1491
LMArena Russian	1387	1414
LMArena French	1404	—
LMArena German	1381	—
LMArena Japanese	1287	—
LMArena Korean	1298	—
LMArena Spanish	1397	—

Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Mistral Large 4
LMArena Instruction Following	1400	1424

Long Context Too close to call

MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Mistral Large 4
LMArena Longer Query	1416	1429

Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads

MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2.1	Mistral Large 4
LMArena Text	1392	1427
LMArena Creative Writing	1361	1361
LMArena Multi-Turn	1396	1424

Frequently asked questions

Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Mistral Large 4?

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.1 or Mistral Large 4?

MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 4 lists at $0.68 and $2.09.

Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?

Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Mistral Large 4 share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.