Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs MiniMax-M2.1
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 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 1 category and MiniMax-M2.1 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 35.6 to 13.3.
- MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 38.4 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2025-12-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 34.9 (#221), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.1 (#132)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1421 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1384 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 27.7 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
Reasoning Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 19.2 (#242), MiniMax-M2.1: 15.8 (#301)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1210 | 1410 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 13.3 (#296), MiniMax-M2.1: 35.6 (#142)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1396 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#285), MiniMax-M2.1: 37.7 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1432 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 27.6 (#110), MiniMax-M2.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.6 (#224), MiniMax-M2.1: 50.2 (#123)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1233 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1380 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | 1297 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1386 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1396 |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 63.1 (#231), MiniMax-M2.1: 74.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1399 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 36.9 (#220), MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#98)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 43.0 (#227), MiniMax-M2.1: 58.5 (#114)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1362 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than MiniMax-M2.1?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 34.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.