MiniMax M1 80K vs Mistral Medium 3.1
Too close to call on our weighted score (Mistral Medium 3.1 49, MiniMax M1 80K 47). The right pick depends on what you value most.
MiniMaxMiniMax M1 80K
47/100- ECI—
- Price$0.55 / $2.20
- Context1M
Mistral AIMistral Medium 3.1
49/100- ECI—
- Price$0.40 / $2.00
- Context131K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Mistral Medium 3.1 49/100, MiniMax M1 80K 47/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Mistral Medium 3.1 on price and MiniMax M1 80K for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceMistral Medium 3.1Mistral Medium 3.1 $0.80 · MiniMax M1 80K $0.963 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMiniMax M1 80KMiniMax M1 80K 1,000,000 · Mistral Medium 3.1 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsMistral Medium 3.1MiniMax M1 80K: Text · Mistral Medium 3.1: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingMiniMax M1 80KPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | MiniMax M1 80K | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 48 | 52 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 25 |
| Overall | 100% | 47/100 | 49/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | MiniMax M1 80KMiniMax | Mistral Medium 3.1Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.55 | $0.40 (best) |
| Output | $2.20 | $2.00 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.963 | $0.80 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 5 providers | Median of 4 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 80,000 tokens | 104,857 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenApache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 5 (best) | 4 |
| Released | Jun 17, 2025 | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jun 30, 2025 |
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- MiniMax M1 80K$9.90
- Mistral Medium 3.1$8.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: MiniMax M1 80K or Mistral Medium 3.1?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Mistral Medium 3.1 49/100, MiniMax M1 80K 47/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Mistral Medium 3.1 on price and MiniMax M1 80K for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 80K or Mistral Medium 3.1?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper at $0.40 input / $2.00 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). MiniMax M1 80K costs $0.55 input / $2.20 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.80 per million tokens for Mistral Medium 3.1 versus $0.963 for MiniMax M1 80K (1.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. MiniMax M1 80K has not been scored yet and Mistral Medium 3.1 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax M1 80K and Mistral Medium 3.1 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 80K has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Mistral Medium 3.1. Maximum output per response: MiniMax M1 80K up to 80,000, Mistral Medium 3.1 up to 104,857 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
MiniMax M1 80K accepts text; Mistral Medium 3.1 accepts text, images and PDFs. Mistral Medium 3.1 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
MiniMax M1 80K publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Mistral Medium 3.1 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the newest, released Aug 12, 2025. MiniMax M1 80K came out Jun 17, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Mistral Medium 3.1 Jun 30, 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
