Model comparison
Command R+ vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax M1 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where MiniMax M1 leads 26.9 to 9.2.
- MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.55 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $10 for Command R+.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Command R+ | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 1M |
| Max output | 4K | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Command R+: 29.1 (#309), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | 1359 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Command R+: 9.2 (#344), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | 1339 |
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| DTBench | 54.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LMCA | 5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.34 | — |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Command R+: 28.9 (#242), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1361 |
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
Knowledge Too close to call
Command R+: 36.4 (#169), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | 1317 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | — |
| MMLU | 69.4% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
Command R+: 38.6 (#227), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | 1360 |
| LMArena French | 1209 | 1370 |
| LMArena German | 1216 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | 1353 |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
Command R+: 60.0 (#254), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | 1312 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
Command R+: 37.3 (#219), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1230 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
Command R+: 43.5 (#228), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command R+ or MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Command R+ lists at $2.50 and $10.
Is Command R+ or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and MiniMax M1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.