Model comparison
DBRX vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax M1 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax M1 leads 36.4 to 14.9.
Side by side
| DBRX | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1359 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1339 |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1361 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1317 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1360 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1370 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1353 |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1312 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and MiniMax M1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.