Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2 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 . 14 shared benchmarks.
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Mistral AISummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 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 39.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 14.8% for MiniMax-M2 and 27.4% for Mistral Large 4.
- MiniMax-M2 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 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2025-10-27 | 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 | 21 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | 1541 |
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1475 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Mistral Large 4: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | 27.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1444 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1352 | 1488 |
Knowledge Too close to call
MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | 1447 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | 1331 | 1414 |
| LMArena French | 1335 | — |
| LMArena German | 1355 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1328 | 1424 |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1331 | 1429 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1361 | 1424 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2 costs 2.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Large 4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 or Mistral Large 4?
MiniMax-M2 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 or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 39.3 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 and Mistral Large 4 share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.