Model comparison
DBRX vs MiniMax-M2.1
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax-M2.1 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 58.3 to 33.6.
Side by side
| DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 38.9 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2025-12-23 |
| Weights | Open | 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 MiniMax-M2.1 leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1421 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1384 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DBRX: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
Reasoning DBRX leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1411 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1397 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1431 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1381 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1298 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1397 |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1400 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120)
| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than MiniMax-M2.1?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.