Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs MiniMax-M2.1
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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MiniMaxSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 9 categories and MiniMax-M2.1 in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 38.3.
- MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 38.9 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 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 Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | 1384 |
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | 1421 |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| SciCode | 61.8% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | 1411 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
| CritPt | 27.1% | — |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1536 | 1397 |
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | 1431 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), MiniMax-M2.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | 1430 |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | 1397 |
| LMArena French | — | 1404 |
| LMArena German | — | 1381 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1298 |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | 1400 |
Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than MiniMax-M2.1?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.