# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Mistral Large 4 (slim)

> Mistral Large 4 scores 54.6 (C) to MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Mistral Large 4 scores 54.6 (C) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 5 scored categories. MiniMax-M3.1-Flash leads on capability. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: D 50.5, rank #106 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m3-1-flash.min.md
- Mistral Large 4: C 54.6, rank #92 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-large-4.min.md
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, good for Teams with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open multimodal agent and coding model with 1M tokens of context and can meet the licence's attribution and notice terms. Ahead on Capability, 64 against 32.
- Mistral Large 4, good for Operators with an 8-GPU Blackwell or H200 node who want a frontier-sized open model for coding agents and defensive security, with a hosted twin on Mistral's API. Ahead on Reach, 50 against 40; Risk, 75 against 35; Agent interface, 95 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 64 against 41.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Mistral Large 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 64 | 32 |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 50 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 75 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 95 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Mistral Large 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Mistral AI |
| Licence | MiniMax Community License (custom; commercial use needs a "Built with MiniMax M3.1-Flash" line and a one-time notice to MiniMax, and MiniMax's written authorisation above $20M yearly revenue) | Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight License (modified MIT) |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-10-29 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | none |