Model comparison
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 vs MiniMax-M2.1
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.4 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 scores higher in 6 categories and MiniMax-M2.1 in 2 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 leads 27.9 to 15.8.
- MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 42.4 | 38.4 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 41.6 (#109), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.1 (#132)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 1421 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1384 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 27.7 (#91)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
Reasoning Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 27.9 (#94), MiniMax-M2.1: 15.8 (#301)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1422 | 1410 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
Math Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 36.4 (#116), MiniMax-M2.1: 35.6 (#142)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | 1396 |
Knowledge Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 39.3 (#122), MiniMax-M2.1: 37.7 (#143)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | 1432 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
Multilingual Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 52.1 (#91), MiniMax-M2.1: 50.2 (#123)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1463 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1449 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1396 | 1380 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1383 | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | 1387 | 1297 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1386 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1444 | 1396 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 73.4 (#118), MiniMax-M2.1: 74.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1387 | 1399 |
Long Context Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 42.5 (#116), MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#98)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1395 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10: 59.0 (#109), MiniMax-M2.1: 58.5 (#114)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1415 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1349 | 1362 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1380 | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 better than MiniMax-M2.1?
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.4 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.6 versus 40.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 11 10 has 17 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.