MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Which is better for the money: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash by MiniMax or Mistral Medium 3.5 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 Medium 3.5 vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: 66.7% less intelligence, 346.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 24.1% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.7 | 14.2 | −66.7% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 66.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $283.18 | $1,263.80 | +346.3% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 4.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 23.52s | 17.85s | −24.1% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 24.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $1.50 / $7.50 | |
| 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 Medium 3.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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