MiniMax M1 80k vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1

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

MiniMax M1 80k is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 37 to 28. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

MiniMax M1 80k gives you the larger context window at 80K, compared with 64K for Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1.

Quick Verdict

Pick MiniMax M1 80k if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1 only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.

Knowledge

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1

MiniMax M1 80k

31.3

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1

71.4

36
MMLU
71.4
35
GPQA
-
33
SuperGPQA
-
31
OpenBookQA
-
51
MMLU-Pro
-
2
HLE
-

Coding

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1

MiniMax M1 80k

18

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1

54.8

28
HumanEval
54.8
16
SWE-bench Verified
-
10
LiveCodeBench
-

Mathematics

MiniMax M1 80k
36
AIME 2023
-
38
AIME 2024
-
37
AIME 2025
-
32
HMMT Feb 2023
-
34
HMMT Feb 2024
-
33
HMMT Feb 2025
-
35
BRUMO 2025
-
57
MATH-500
-

Reasoning

MiniMax M1 80k
34
SimpleQA
-
32
MuSR
-
64
BBH
-

Instruction Following

MiniMax M1 80k
68
IFEval
-

Multilingual

MiniMax M1 80k
63
MGSM
-

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M1 80k or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1?

MiniMax M1 80k is ahead overall, 37 to 28. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMLU, where the scores are 36 and 71.4.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M1 80k or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1?

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 71.4 versus 31.3. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M1 80k or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1?

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct v0.1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 54.8 versus 18. Inside this category, HumanEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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