Model comparison
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 vs MiniMax M1
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 scores higher in 8 categories and MiniMax M1 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads 59.5 to 53.1.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 42.9 | 40.3 |
| Released | — | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 12 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 42.2 (#110), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1430 | 1359 |
Reasoning Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 29.3 (#94), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1427 | 1339 |
Math Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 38.9 (#124), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1419 | 1361 |
Knowledge Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 39.2 (#136), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1408 | 1317 |
Multilingual Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 51.4 (#108), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1398 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1440 | 1360 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1329 |
| LMArena French | — | 1370 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1266 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1353 |
Instruction Following Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 73.2 (#123), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1387 | 1312 |
Long Context Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 42.4 (#125), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1391 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10: 59.5 (#110), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1350 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1409 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 better than MiniMax M1?
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.2 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 and MiniMax M1 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 12 10 has 12 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.