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MiniMax M1 80k vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B

MiniMax M1 80k (MiniMaxAI) and Mistral Small 3.2 24B (Mistral AI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Mistral Small 3.2 24B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#82 vs #171); and MiniMax M1 80k offers the longer context window (1M vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose MiniMax M1 80k if…

  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 131K.

Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #82 against #171 (32.0 vs 21.4 points).
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Mistral Small 3.2 24B was listed 20 June 2025, MiniMax M1 80k 13 June 2025.

MiniMax M1 80k vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of MiniMax M1 80k and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
FieldMiniMax M1 80kMiniMaxAIMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AI
ModelCap Index position#171#82
Index score21.432.0
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.075
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.20
Context window1M tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens—16K
API providers listed02
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextImage, Text
First listed13 June 202520 June 2025
PublisherMiniMaxAIMistral AI

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: MiniMax M1 80k vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B

Public benchmark boards where MiniMax M1 80k or Mistral Small 3.2 24B has a published result
BoardMiniMax M1 80kMistral Small 3.2 24BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14121402–1422Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis17.9intelligence-index—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis34.2%tau2-bench-telecom—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis8.9%humanitys-last-exam—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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MiniMax M1 80k vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B: common questions

Is MiniMax M1 80k better than Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #82 against #171. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is MiniMax M1 80k cheaper than Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax M1 80k or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

MiniMax M1 80k has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M1 80k or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are MiniMax M1 80k and Mistral Small 3.2 24B open-weight models?

MiniMax M1 80k: Open weights. Mistral Small 3.2 24B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run MiniMax M1 80k and Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for MiniMax M1 80k and 2 for Mistral Small 3.2 24B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this MiniMax M1 80k vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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