MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Mistral Large 4 Preview
Which is better for the money: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash by MiniMax or Mistral Large 4 Preview by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
Mistral Large 4 Preview vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: 10.1% less intelligence, 467.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 11.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.7 | 38.4 | −10.1% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 10.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $283.18 | $1,607.86 | +467.8% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 5.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 22.73s | 25.22s | +11.0% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 11.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $1.36 / $4.18 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Mistral Large 4 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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