GPT-5.1-Codex-Max vs Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 84 to 60. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 75.5 against 35. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Pro, 84 to 36.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning). That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning).

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.1-Codex-Max if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning) only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill.

Agentic

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

86

Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)

58.5

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
60
85
BrowseComp
61
82
OSWorld-Verified
55

Coding

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

75.5

Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)

35

94
HumanEval
62
75
SWE-bench Verified
39
67
LiveCodeBench
33
84
SWE-bench Pro
36

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

88.2

Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)

71.5

85
MMMU-Pro
71
92
OfficeQA Pro
72

Reasoning

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

92.1

Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)

69.2

94
SimpleQA
70
92
MuSR
70
92
BBH
80
90
LongBench v2
66
93
MRCRv2
66

Knowledge

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

72.6

Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)

52.1

98
MMLU
71
96
GPQA
70
94
SuperGPQA
68
92
OpenBookQA
66
82
MMLU-Pro
69
27
HLE
7
84
FrontierScience
62

Instruction Following

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

91

Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)

81

91
IFEval
81

Multilingual

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

87.7

Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)

77.8

89
MGSM
81
87
MMLU-ProX
76

Mathematics

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

94.9

Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)

75.2

99
AIME 2023
73
99
AIME 2024
75
98
AIME 2025
74
95
HMMT Feb 2023
69
97
HMMT Feb 2024
71
96
HMMT Feb 2025
70
96
BRUMO 2025
72
93
MATH-500
79

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.1-Codex-Max or Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is ahead overall, 84 to 60. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Pro, where the scores are 84 and 36.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.1-Codex-Max or Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 72.6 versus 52.1. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.1-Codex-Max or Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 75.5 versus 35. Inside this category, SWE-bench Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.1-Codex-Max or Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 94.9 versus 75.2. Inside this category, AIME 2023 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5.1-Codex-Max or Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.1 versus 69.2. Inside this category, MRCRv2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.1-Codex-Max or Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 86 versus 58.5. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-5.1-Codex-Max or Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.2 versus 71.5. Inside this category, OfficeQA Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, GPT-5.1-Codex-Max or Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 91 versus 81. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-5.1-Codex-Max or Ministral 3 14B (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 87.7 versus 77.8. Inside this category, MMLU-ProX is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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