Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs MiniMax M1
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance Seed
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax M1 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 63.0 to 53.3.
- MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.40 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Seed 2.0 Pro.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 256K.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 42.5 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 20 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 42.9 (#84), MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1359 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 23.1 (#167), MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1340 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#110), MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1440 | 1360 |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.6 (#119), MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1316 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.8 (#34), MiniMax M1: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1275 | — |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.8 (#37), MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1442 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1361 |
| LMArena French | 1470 | 1369 |
| LMArena German | 1443 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1220 |
| LMArena Korean | 1412 | 1263 |
| LMArena Russian | 1450 | 1330 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1354 |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.7 (#86), MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1312 |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#85), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 63.0 (#66), MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than MiniMax M1?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Seed 2.0 Pro or MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Seed 2.0 Pro lists at $0.50 and $3.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 39.2 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and MiniMax M1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.