# 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.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m2-1-vs-mistral-large-4
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 14

## 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.

## Snapshot

| | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 43.1 |
| Rank | 178 | 99 |
| Context | 205K | 1.05M |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | $0.68 |
| Output $/M | $1.20 | $2.09 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

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

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

## Agentic & Tool Use

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

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |

## Reasoning

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

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

## Math

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

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

## Knowledge

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

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

## Multilingual

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

| 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

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

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

## Long Context

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

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1429 |

## Writing & Preference

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

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

## FAQ

### Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than 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.

### 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.