Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax M1 in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.1 to 15.2.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1359 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1339 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | — |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1361 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1317 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1360 |
| LMArena French | — | 1370 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1353 |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1312 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1326 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and MiniMax M1 share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.