Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs MiniMax-M2.5
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax-M2.5 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 37.5 to 25.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 23.4% for ERNIE 5.1 and 16.8% for MiniMax-M2.5.
- MiniMax-M2.5 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 38.1 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.5 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 43.4 (#78), MiniMax-M2.5: 47.9 (#53)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1380 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 75.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1386 |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | — | 68.3% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 618.17 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, MiniMax-M2.5: 30.2 (#70)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 42.7% |
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | -23.16 |
Reasoning ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 20.9 (#209), MiniMax-M2.5: 17.6 (#281)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | 16.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1372 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 4.9% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 55.2% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 63.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.68 |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 37.5 (#96), MiniMax-M2.5: 25.8 (#242)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1378 |
| ProofBench | — | 4% |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.2 (#103), MiniMax-M2.5: 38.6 (#132)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1491 | 1378 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 9.1% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.7 (#28), MiniMax-M2.5: 47.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1455 | 1338 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1507 | 1392 |
| LMArena French | 1486 | 1363 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1361 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1169 |
| LMArena Korean | 1428 | 1232 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1359 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1472 | 1354 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.9 (#35), MiniMax-M2.5: 71.7 (#143)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1353 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#56), MiniMax-M2.5: 37.4 (#211)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1367 |
| CL-bench | — | 11.4% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 6.3% |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.3 (#50), MiniMax-M2.5: 54.1 (#149)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1359 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1440 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1364 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than MiniMax-M2.5?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or MiniMax-M2.5 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 47.9 versus 43.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and MiniMax-M2.5 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.5 has 33.