Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
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MiniMaxSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax M1 leads 37.5 to 10.2.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1359 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1339 |
| DTBench | 51% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1361 |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1317 |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1360 |
| LMArena French | — | 1370 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1353 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1312 |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude 2.1 or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 26.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and MiniMax M1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.