# MiniMax-M2.1 vs Mistral

> MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m2-1-vs-mistral
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Mistral in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 38.3 to 16.6.
- MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 29.9 |
| Rank | 178 | 303 |
| Context | 205K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | — |
| Output $/M | $1.20 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143)
- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | 1162 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

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

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

## Reasoning

- MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302)
- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | 1149 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |

## Math

- MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138)
- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1397 | 1180 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 7.2% |

## Knowledge

- MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147)
- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 1125 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 27.7% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.3% |

## Multilingual

- MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128)
- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1109 |
| LMArena French | 1404 | 1180 |
| LMArena German | 1381 | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | 1013 |
| LMArena Korean | 1298 | 1032 |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | 1168 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1397 | 1143 |

## Instruction Following

- MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112)
- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1152 |
| IFEval | — | 56.8% |

## Long Context

- MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101)
- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1153 |

## Writing & Preference

- MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120)
- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1158 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1147 |
| WildBench | — | 66% |

## FAQ

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

MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

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

MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.

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

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.