Model comparison
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 vs MiniMax-M2.1
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax-M2.1 in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 leads 33.8 to 16.6.
- MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 38.9 |
| 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 | 21 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 leads
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326: 41.6 (#122), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1413 | 1421 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1384 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98)
| Benchmark | Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
Reasoning Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 leads
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326: 33.8 (#71), MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302)
| Benchmark | Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1424 | 1411 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 75% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
Math Too close to call
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326: 38.6 (#134), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138)
| Benchmark | Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1407 | 1397 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326: 39.2 (#137), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1401 | 1431 |
| Confabulations | 16.6% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326: 39.6 (#58), MiniMax-M2.1: —
| Benchmark | Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1243 | — |
Multilingual Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 leads
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326: 52.9 (#76), MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128)
| Benchmark | Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1419 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1446 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1423 | 1381 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1405 | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | 1396 | 1298 |
| LMArena Russian | 1429 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1434 | 1397 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326: 74.0 (#107), MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1400 |
Long Context Too close to call
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326: 43.1 (#107), MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 leads
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326: 62.6 (#72), MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120)
| Benchmark | Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1429 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1405 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1454 | 1396 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1501 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 better than MiniMax-M2.1?
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.6 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326 has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.