Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs MiniMax-M2
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
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MiniMaxSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax-M2 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax-M2 leads 37.3 to 14.2.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: —, MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1352 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1337 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), MiniMax-M2: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1234 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1328 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than MiniMax-M2?
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and MiniMax-M2 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.