# MiniMax M1 vs Mistral Large 3

> MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Large 3 costs 2.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax M1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-mistral-large-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 3 categories and Mistral Large 3 in 5 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where MiniMax M1 leads 26.9 to 15.2.
- Mistral Large 3 is cheaper at $0.25 / $0.75 per million input/output tokens, against $0.55 / $2.20 for MiniMax M1.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.

## Snapshot

| | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 39.1 |
| Rank | 150 | 176 |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Input $/M | $0.55 | $0.25 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $0.75 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
- Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1448 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1230 |

## Reasoning

- MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
- Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 1429 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 50.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 7.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 23% |

## Math

- MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
- Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1414 |

## Knowledge

- MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
- Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | 1421 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 14.5% |

## Multimodal

- MiniMax M1: —
- Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1221 |

## Multilingual

- MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
- Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 1413 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 1447 |
| LMArena French | 1370 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1437 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | 1394 |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | 1411 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | 1440 |

## Instruction Following

- MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
- Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1403 |

## Long Context

- MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
- Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1413 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
- Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1428 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1386 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1429 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1412 |

## FAQ

### Is MiniMax M1 better than Mistral Large 3?

MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Large 3 costs 2.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax M1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.25 per million input tokens and $0.75 per million output tokens; MiniMax M1 lists at $0.55 and $2.20.

### Is MiniMax M1 or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?

MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 34.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 262K.

### How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Mistral Large 3 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 3 has 24.