Model comparison

Command R vs MiniMax M1

MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Command R costs 3.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax M1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 17 shared benchmarks.

Command R

Cohere

31.4

Rank #272 Confirmed

MiniMax M1

MiniMax

40.3

Rank #150 Confirmed

Summary

They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax M1 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.1 to 38.2.
Command R is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.60 per million input/output tokens, against $0.55 / $2.20 for MiniMax M1.
MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.

Side by side

Command R and MiniMax M1 specifications
	Command R	MiniMax M1
Provider	Cohere	MiniMax
Noometry Index	31.4	40.3
Released	2024-08-30	2025-06-13
Weights	Open	Open
Context window	128K	1M
Max output	4K	40K
Input $ / M tokens	$0.15	$0.55
Output $ / M tokens	$0.60	$2.20
Results tracked	29	18

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Category by category

Coding MiniMax M1 leads

Command R: 29.3 (#306), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	MiniMax M1
LMArena Coding	1169	1359
BigCodeBench Instruct	37.1%	—
LiveBench Coding	17.9%	—
BigCodeBench Complete	45.2%	—

Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads

Command R: 13.8 (#331), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	MiniMax M1
LMArena Hard Prompts	1164	1339
LiveBench Reasoning	21.9%	—
DTBench	46.4%	—
LiveBench Data Analysis	33.3%	—
LMCA	9.2%	—
LiveBench	27.5%	—

Math MiniMax M1 leads

Command R: 28.0 (#246), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	MiniMax M1
LMArena Math	1155	1361
LiveBench Math	19.4%	—

Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads

Command R: 31.0 (#221), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	MiniMax M1
LMArena Expert	1138	1317
MMLU	65.2%	—

Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads

Command R: 35.7 (#245), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	MiniMax M1
LMArena Non-English	1174	1319
LMArena Chinese	1182	1360
LMArena French	1162	1370
LMArena German	1176	1350
LMArena Japanese	1143	1217
LMArena Korean	1163	1266
LMArena Russian	1174	1329
LMArena Spanish	1151	1353

Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads

Command R: 58.1 (#261), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	MiniMax M1
LMArena Instruction Following	1167	1312
LiveBench Instruction Following	55.6%	—

Long Context MiniMax M1 leads

Command R: 36.3 (#231), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	MiniMax M1
LMArena Longer Query	1198	1326
Fiction.LiveBench	—	69.4%

Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads

Command R: 38.2 (#254), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	MiniMax M1
LMArena Text	1187	1343
LMArena Creative Writing	1170	1298
LMArena Multi-Turn	1163	1335
LiveBench Language	16.7%	—

Frequently asked questions

Is Command R better than MiniMax M1?

Which is cheaper, Command R or MiniMax M1?

Command R is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; MiniMax M1 lists at $0.55 and $2.20.

Is Command R or MiniMax M1 better for coding?

MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 29.3 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 29 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.