MiniMax-M3 vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Which is better for the money: MiniMax-M3 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
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs MiniMax-M3: 51.4% less intelligence, 134.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 30.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | MiniMax-M3 | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.2 | 14.2 | −51.4% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 51.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $537.98 | $1,263.80 | +134.9% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 2.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 25.47s | 17.77s | −30.2% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 30.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $1.50 / $7.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- MiniMax-M3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- 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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