Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax M1 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax M1 leads 34.8 to 13.3.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 34.9 (#221), MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1359 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 19.2 (#242), MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1210 | 1340 |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 13.3 (#296), MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1360 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#285), MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1316 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 27.6 (#110), MiniMax M1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.6 (#224), MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1361 |
| LMArena French | 1233 | 1369 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | 1220 |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | 1263 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1330 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1354 |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 63.1 (#231), MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1312 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 36.9 (#220), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 43.0 (#227), MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 34.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and MiniMax M1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.