Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 vs MiniMax M3
Compare Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 by Mistral AI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 or MiniMax M3?
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 and MiniMax M3 are both competitive models. Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 costs $0.1/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M3. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 and MiniMax M3
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 is made by mistral while MiniMax M3 is from minimax. On pricing, Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 costs $0.1/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M3.
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M3 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 is 4.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Cost per 1M tokens
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 is cheaper on both — 3.0× input, 4.0× output
Style Comparison
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
