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MiniMax M3vsMistral Small 4
MiniMax M3 leads 1 of 1 shared benchmark. Mistral Small 4 is 2x cheaper per token. MiniMax M3 has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
1 – 0
MiniMax M3 leads
Cheaper per token
Mistral Small 4
2x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
MiniMax M3
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · 100%
MiniMax · Mistral AI
MiniMax M3
MiniMax · released 2026-06-01
textvision
Mistral Small 4
Mistral AI · released 2026-03-16
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
1 shared · 2 only MiniMax M3 · 2 only Mistral Small 4| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Mistral Small 4 | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 1 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% ↗epoch | 71.2% ↗ | +19.7 pt | MiniMax M3 |
| Only MiniMax M3 reports · 2 | ||||
| LMArena Elo | 1433.5 ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 71.1% ↗epoch | not reported | — | — |
| Only Mistral Small 4 reports · 2 | ||||
| MMLU-Pro | not reported | 78% ↗ | — | — |
| Artificial Analysis Long Context Reasoning | not reported | 0.72 ↗ | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is MiniMax M3 minus Mistral Small 4 in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | MiniMax M3 | Mistral Small 4 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 256K tokens | MiniMax M3 |
| Max output | — | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $0.3 ↗ | $0.15 ↗ | Mistral Small 4 |
| Output price / 1M | $1.2 ↗ | $0.6 ↗ | Mistral Small 4 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.06 ↗ | $0.015 ↗ | Mistral Small 4 |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $1.5 | $0.75 | Mistral Small 4 |
| Modalities | text · vision | text · vision | Tie |
| Released | 2026-06-01 | 2026-03-16 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 3 | 3 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
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