What is the difference between MiniMax M1 and Mistral Medium 3?

MiniMax M1 is developed by MiniMax while Mistral Medium 3 is developed by Mistral AI. MiniMax M1 has a 1.0M token context window vs Mistral Medium 3's 131K. You can compare their actual outputs across 23 challenges on RIVAL to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, MiniMax M1 or Mistral Medium 3?

It depends on your use case. MiniMax M1 and Mistral Medium 3 each have strengths in different areas. RIVAL lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 23 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does MiniMax M1 cost compared to Mistral Medium 3?

MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens and Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.4/M input tokens. MiniMax M1 is $0.10/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on RIVAL to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare MiniMax M1 and Mistral Medium 3 on RIVAL?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of MiniMax M1 and Mistral Medium 3 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output, and Pro users can create custom challenges to test both models with their own prompts.

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MiniMax M1vsMistral Medium 3

23 challenges

Why MiniMax M1?

1.2x cheaper overall$0.30/M in · $1.65/M out

7.6x more context1.0M

Why Mistral Medium 3?

No standout advantages

Favorites

MiniMax M1Mistral Medium 3

Movie

Inception

20108.4

The Shawshank Redemption

19948.7

Album

—

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd

Book

—

Братья Карамазовы

Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский

City

—

Kyoto

Japan

Game

—

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Adventure, Action4.5

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Stochastic Consistency Testanalysis

Tests an AI's randomness and creativity

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025text

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025text

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SVG Layout Challengeimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to generate vector graphics

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025svg

No content available for this output.

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025svg

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Xbox Controller SVG Artimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create detailed SVG illustrations of gaming hardware

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025svg

No content available for this output.

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025svg

No content available for this output.

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Generate a Stand-Up Routineconversation

Tests an AI's humor and creative writing ability

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025text

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025text

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Minimalist Landing Pageweb design

Tests an AI's ability to generate a complete, working landing page

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025website

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025website

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Pokémon Battle UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, nostalgic Pokémon battle UI in a single HTML file.

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025website

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025website

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Mario Level UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, classic Mario level in a single HTML file.

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025website

Couldn't render this response

This model didn't return a displayable web page for this challenge.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Super Mario Bros. Level</title>
>
    <style>
        body {
            margin: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            background: #87CEEB;
            font-family: 'Press Start 2P', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
        }
        #gameCanvas {
            display: block;
            margin: 0 auto;
            background: #87CEEB;
        }
        #score {
            position: absolute;
            top: 20px;
            left: 20px;
            color: white;
            font-size: 20px;
            text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 #000;
        }
        #instructions {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 20px;
            left: 20px;
            color: white;
            font-size: 14px;
            text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #000;
        }
     </style>
>
</head>
<body<body>
    <div id="score">SCORE: 0</div>
       <div id="instructions">←→ TO MOVE | ↑ TO JUMP | REACH THE FLAG!!</div>
       <canvas id="gameCanvas" width="800" height="600">"></canvas>

>

    <script>
        const canvas = document.getElementById('gameCanvas');
        const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
        let score = 0;
        const gravity = 0.5;
        const friction = 0.8;

        // Game objects
        const mario = {
            x: 50,
            y: 450,
            width: 40,
            height: 60,
            speed: 5,
            velX: 0,
            velY: 0,
            grounded: false,
            jumping: false,
            color: '#FF0000'
        };

        const platforms = [
            { x: 0, y: 550, width: 800, height: 50, color: '#8B4513' },    // Ground
            { x: 200, y: 450, width: 100, height: 20, color: '#8B4513' },  // Platform 1
            { x: 400, y: 350, width: 100, height: 20, color: '#8B4513' },  // Platform 2
            { x: 600, y: 250, width: 100, height: 20, color: '#8B4513' }   // Platform 3
        ];

        const enemies = [
            { x: 250, y: 430, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' },
            { x: 450, y: 330, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' },
            { x: 650, y: 230, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' }
        ];

        const coins = [
            { x: 220, y: 430, width: 20, height: 20, collected: false, color: '#FFD700' },
            { x: 420, y: 330, width: 20, height: 20, collected: false, color: '#FFD700' },
            { x: 620, y: 230, width: 20, height: 20, collected: false, color: '#FFD700' }
        ];

        const flag = { x: 700, y: 200, width: 30, height: 50, color: '#00FF00' };

        // Input handling
        const keys = {};
        document.addEventListener('keydown', e => keys[e.key] = true);
        document.addEventListener('keyup', e => keys[e.key] = false);

        // Game loop
        function gameLoop() {
            // Clear canvas
            ctx.fillStyle = '#87CEEB';
            ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);

            // Draw clouds
            drawClouds();

            // Update Mario
            updateMario();
            
            // Update enemies
            updateEnemies();

            // Check collisions
            checkCollisions();

            // Draw game elements
            drawGameElements();

            requestAnimationFrame(gameLoop);
        }

        function updateMario() {
            // Movement
            if (keys['ArrowLeft']) mario.velX = -mario.speed;
            if (keys['ArrowRight']) mario.velX = mario.speed;
            if (keys['ArrowUp'] && mario.grounded) {
                mario.velY = -12;
                mario.grounded = false;
            }

            // Physics
            mario.velX *= friction;
            mario.velY += gravity;
            mario.x += mario.velX;
            mario.y += mario.velY;

            // Boundaries
            if (mario.x < 0) mario.x = 0;
            if (mario.x + mario.width > canvas.width) mario.x = canvas.width - mario.width;
            
            // Reset if fallen off
            if (mario.y > canvas.height) {
                mario.x = 50;
                mario.y = 450;
                mario.velY = 0;
            }

            // Platform collision
            mario.grounded = false;
            platforms.forEach(p => {
                if (mario.x + mario.width > p.x && 
                    mario.x < p.x + p.width &&
                    mario.y + mario.height >= p.y &&
                    mario.y + mario.height <= p.y + 10 &&
                    mario.velY > 0) {
                    mario.grounded = true;
                    mario.y = p.y - mario.height;
                    mario.velY = 0;
                }
            });
        }

        function updateEnemies() {
            enemies.forEach((e, index) => {
                e.x += e.velX;
                
                // Platform collision
                platforms.forEach(p => {
                    if (e.x + e.width > p.x && 
                        e.x < p.x + p.width &&
                        e.y + e.height >= p.y &&
                        e.y + e.height <= p.y + 5) {
                        if (e.x <= p.x || e.x + e.width >= p.x + p.width) {
                            e.velX *= -1;
                        }
                    }
                });
            });
        }

        function checkCollisions() {
            // Enemy collision
            enemies.forEach((e, index) => {
                if (mario.x + mario.width > e.x &&
                    mario.x < e.x + e.width &&
                    mario.y + mario.height > e.y &&
                    mario.y < e.y + e.height) {
                    if (mario.velY > 0 && mario.y + mario.height < e.y + e.height) {
                        enemies.splice(index, 1);
                        mario.velY = -10;
                        score += 20;
                    } else {
                        mario.x = 50;
                        mario.y = 450;
                        mario.velY = 0;
                    }
                }
            });

            // Coin collection
            coins.forEach(c => {
                if (!c.collected &&
                    mario.x + mario.width > c.x &&
                    mario.x < c.x + c.width &&
                    mario.y + mario.height > c.y &&
                    mario.y < c.y + c.height) {
                    c.collected = true;
                    score += 10;
                }
            });

            // Flag collision (win condition)
            if (mario.x + mario.width > flag.x &&
                mario.x < flag.x + flag.width &&
                mario.y + mario.height > flag.y &&
                mario.y < flag.y + flag.height) {
                alert('YOU WIN!\nSCORE: ' + score + '');
                resetGame();
            }

            // Update score display
            document.getElementById('score').textContent = 'SCORE: ' + score + '';
        }

        function drawGameElements() {
            // Draw platforms
            platforms.forEach(p => {
                ctx.fillStyle = p.color;
                ctx.fillRect(p.x, p.y, p.width, p.height);
            });

            // Draw coins
            coins.forEach(c => {
                if (!c.collected) {
                    ctx.fillStyle = c.color;
                    ctx.beginPath();
                    ctx.arc(c.x + 10, c.y + 10, 10, 0, Math.PI * 2);
                    ctx.fill();
                }
            });

            // Draw enemies
            enemies.forEach(e => {
                ctx.fillStyle = e.color;
                ctx.fillRect(e.x, e.y, e.width, e.height);
                // Draw eyes
                ctx.fillStyle = 'white';
                ctx.fillRect(e.x + 7, e.y + 8, 5, 5);
                ctx.fillRect(e.x + 18, e.y + 8, 5, 5);
            });

            // Draw flag
            ctx.fillStyle = flag.color;
            ctx.fillRect(flag.x, flag.y, flag.width, flag.height);
            // Flag pole
            ctx.strokeStyle = '#654321';
            ctx.lineWidth = 5;
            ctx.beginPath();
            ctx.moveTo(flag.x, 250);
            ctx.lineTo(flag.x, flag.y);
            ctx.stroke();

            // Draw Mario
            ctx.fillStyle = mario.color;
            ctx.fillRect(mario.x, mario.y, mario.width, mario.height);
            // Mario eyes
            ctx.fillStyle = 'white';
            ctx.fillRect(mario.x + 10, mario.y + 15, 8, 8);
            ctx.fillRect(mario.x + 22, mario.y + 15, 8, 8);
        }

        function drawClouds() {
            ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)';
            // Cloud 1
            ctx.beginPath();
            ctx.arc(100, 100, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
            ctx.arc(130, 90, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
            ctx.arc(160, 100, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
            ctx.fill();
            
            // Cloud 2
            ctx.beginPath();
            ctx.arc(600, 150, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
            ctx.arc(630, 140, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
            ctx.arc(660, 150, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
            ctx.fill();
        }

        function resetGame() {
            mario.x = 50;
            mario.y = 450;
            mario.velY = 0;
            coins.forEach(c => c.collected = false);
            score = 0;
            enemies.push(
                { x: 250, y: 430, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' },
                { x: 450, y: 330, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' },
                { x: 650, y: 230, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' }
            );
        }

        // Start game
        gameLoop();
     </script>
>
</body>
</htmlhtml>

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025website

Couldn't render this response

This model didn't return a displayable web page for this challenge.

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# Super Mario Bros. Interactive Level

Here's a self-contained HTML page that recreates a classic Super Mario Bros. level with interactive elements. It includes Mario's movement, jumping, coin collection, enemy interactions, and a simple physics system.

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Super Mario Bros. Level</title>
    <style>
        body {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            background-color: #6b8cff;
            font-family: 'Press Start 2P', cursive;
            user-select: none;
        }

        #game-container {
            position: relative;
            width: 100vw;
            height: 100vh;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        #game-canvas {
            background-color: #6b8cff;
            display: block;
        }

        #hud {
            position: absolute;
            top: 10px;
            left: 10px;
            color: white;
            font-size: 16px;
            text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
            padding: 5px 10px;
            border-radius: 5px;
        }

        #start-screen {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            color: white;
            text-align: center;
            z-index: 10;
        }

        #start-screen h1 {
            font-size: 48px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-shadow: 3px 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
        }

        #start-screen p {
            font-size: 20px;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        #start-button {
            padding: 10px 20px;
            font-size: 20px;
            background-color: #ff0000;
            color: white;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 5px;
            cursor: pointer;
            box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5);
            transition: transform 0.2s;
        }

        #start-button:hover {
            transform: scale(1.05);
        }

        #game-over-screen {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
            display: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            color: white;
            text-align: center;
            z-index: 10;
        }

        #game-over-screen h1 {
            font-size: 48px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-shadow: 3px 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
        }

        #game-over-screen p {
            font-size: 20px;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        #restart-button {
            padding: 10px 20px;
            font-size: 20px;
            background-color: #ff0000;
            color: white;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 5px;
            cursor: pointer;
            box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5);
            transition: transform 0.2s;
        }

        #restart-button:hover {
            transform: scale(1.05);
        }

        #win-screen {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
            display: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            color: white;
            text-align: center;
            z-index: 10;
        }

        #win-screen h1 {
            font-size: 48px;

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World Map SVGimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create a detailed world map in SVG format

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025svg

No content available for this output.

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025svg

No content available for this output.

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Random Tailwind Webappweb design

Generate a single-page, self-contained HTML webapp using Tailwind CSS for a randomly chosen category/industry/niche.

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025website

No content available for this output.

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025website

No content available for this output.

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Surprise Animal SVGimage generation

Generate SVG art of a randomly chosen animal in a setting of its choosing.

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025svg

No content available for this output.

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025svg

No content available for this output.

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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipeconversation

Generate a unique and simple recipe with common ingredients.

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025text

No content available for this output.

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025text

No content available for this output.

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Beginner's Longevity Planreasoning

Create a starter plan for improving long-term health.

MiniMax M1

Minimax · Jun 2025text

No content available for this output.

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025text

No content available for this output.

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