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 2026-10-30.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
Mistral Large 4 Preview vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: 12.5% less intelligence, 716.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 12.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 28.9 | 25.3 | −12.5% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 12.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $358.06 | $2,923.39 | +716.5% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 8.2× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 21.70s | 24.42s | +12.5% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 12.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.70 / $2.10 | |
| 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, GPT-6.1 Terra (High) scores 42.30 for $267.
- Mistral Large 4 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.50 for $1124.
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