Model comparison
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b vs MiniMax-M2
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. C4ai Aya Expanse 32b scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax-M2 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2 leads 53.0 to 42.2.
- MiniMax-M2 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2024-10-24 | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 205K |
| Max output | 4K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 34.8 (#231), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1197 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: —, MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning C4ai Aya Expanse 32b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 23.3 (#180), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1193 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 34.0 (#197), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1200 | 1352 |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 33.2 (#206), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1182 | 1337 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 10.9% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 38.4 (#230), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1213 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1211 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1248 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1199 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1193 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1163 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1158 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 62.6 (#237), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1196 | 1328 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 37.2 (#220), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1228 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 42.2 (#235), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1224 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1200 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1190 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 32b better than MiniMax-M2?
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 32b or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 34.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax-M2 does, with 205K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do C4ai Aya Expanse 32b and MiniMax-M2 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. C4ai Aya Expanse 32b has 18 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.