Model comparison
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 vs MiniMax-M2
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.2 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 scores higher in 8 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads 27.8 to 18.6.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 42.2 | 36.9 |
| Released | — | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 42.1 (#97), MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: —, MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 27.8 (#97), MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1415 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
Math Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 35.8 (#136), MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1404 | 1350 |
Knowledge Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 39.7 (#115), MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1445 | 1336 |
Multilingual Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 50.4 (#121), MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1381 | 1314 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1373 | 1367 |
| LMArena Russian | 1393 | 1332 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1390 | 1326 |
| LMArena French | — | 1336 |
| LMArena German | — | 1366 |
Instruction Following Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 73.1 (#121), MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1381 | 1329 |
Long Context Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 42.7 (#114), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1401 | 1332 |
Writing & Preference Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 leads
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10: 57.6 (#123), MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1396 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1288 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1380 | 1362 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 better than MiniMax-M2?
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.2 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 39.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 and MiniMax-M2 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 01 10 has 13 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.