# MiniMax M1 vs Pixtral Large

> MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-pixtral-large
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.3 to 32.9.
- MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.40 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.

## Snapshot

| | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 31.7 |
| Rank | 146 | 257 |
| Context | 1M | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.40 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | — |

## Reasoning

- MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125)
- Pixtral Large: 20.9 (#208)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1340 | — |

## Math

- MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1360 | — |

## Knowledge

- MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | — |

## Multimodal

- MiniMax M1: —
- Pixtral Large: 30.0 (#105)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |

## Multilingual

- MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | — |
| LMArena French | 1369 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1220 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1263 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1330 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1354 | — |

## Instruction Following

- MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | — |

## Long Context

- MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136)
- Pixtral Large: —

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

## Writing & Preference

- MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155)
- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#273)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | — |

## FAQ

### Is MiniMax M1 better than Pixtral Large?

MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Pixtral Large?

MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 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.