Data points: 80
Model compare
The readout for MiniMax M2.5 and Mistral Large, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: MiniMax M2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax M2.5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 100 to 0.
Evidence depth
80 data points
Includes 6 benchmark rows, 1 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with MiniMax M2.5
The charts below split 13 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for MiniMax M2.5 and Mistral Large: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | MiniMax M2.5 | Mistral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 100.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 2 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage | No data |
| Context window | 204.8K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 196.6K tokens | No data |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | MiniMax M2.5 | Mistral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MiniMax | Mistralai |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Dec 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | Mistral |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2024-11-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | minimax/minimax-m2.5 | mistralai/mistral-large |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for MiniMax M2.5 and Mistral Large: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax M2.5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Mistral Large
Mistral Large does not clearly lead in the benchmark or operational dimensions shared by both models.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
MiniMax M2.5
53
Avg. score
Mistral Large
35.9
No data
MiniMax M2.5 leads by 14.8
MiniMax M2.5 leads by 19.7
No data
Mistral Large
No data
No data
No data
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
MiniMax M2.5
winner$0.525/M
Rank #42/163 · confidence 4
Mistral Large
$6.00/M
Rank #139/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner$1.20/M
Rank #44/163 · confidence 4
Mistral Large
$12.00/M
Rank #132/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner$0.300/M
Rank #46/163 · confidence 4
Mistral Large
$4.00/M
Rank #145/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner84.8%
Rank #45/187 · confidence 4
Mistral Large
35.1%
Rank #180/187 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner19.1%
Rank #59/186 · confidence 4
Mistral Large
3.4%
Rank #178/186 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner42.6%
Rank #45/184 · confidence 4
Mistral Large
20.8%
Rank #171/184 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | MiniMax M2.5 | Mistral Large |
|---|---|---|
Winner: MiniMax M2.5 | MiniMax M2.5 minimax-m2.5 Audit score 81 727280100 | Mistral Large mistralai/mistral-large No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | MiniMax M2.5 | Mistral Large |
|---|---|---|
45 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 79 tok/s / 3192ms input / output No data | Mistral Large speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | MiniMax M2.5 minimax-m2.5 speed / latency 19 tok/s / 19888ms input / output $0.010/request | Mistral Large mistralai/mistral-large speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.010/request |
0 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Mistral Large speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Mistral Large speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Mistral Large speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax-M2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | Mistral Large mistral-large speed / latency No data input / output $0/M |
Weighted outcome: MiniMax M2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
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