Model comparison
Gemini Advanced 0514 vs MiniMax-M2
Gemini Advanced 0514 and MiniMax-M2 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.7 vs 37.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
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MiniMaxSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini Advanced 0514 scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax-M2 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini Advanced 0514 leads 24.6 to 19.4.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini Advanced 0514 | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 37.4 |
| Released | — | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini Advanced 0514: 36.6 (#205), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Gemini Advanced 0514 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1255 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini Advanced 0514: —, MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemini Advanced 0514 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning Gemini Advanced 0514 leads
Gemini Advanced 0514: 24.6 (#160), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | Gemini Advanced 0514 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1248 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini Advanced 0514: 35.5 (#181), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | Gemini Advanced 0514 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1272 | 1352 |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini Advanced 0514: 33.3 (#205), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | Gemini Advanced 0514 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1215 | 1337 |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini Advanced 0514: 42.6 (#192), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Gemini Advanced 0514 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1274 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1274 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1307 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1275 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1283 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1242 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1242 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1232 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini Advanced 0514: 66.0 (#212), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | Gemini Advanced 0514 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1253 | 1328 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini Advanced 0514: 38.0 (#207), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | Gemini Advanced 0514 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1253 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
Gemini Advanced 0514: 48.5 (#200), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Gemini Advanced 0514 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1279 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1269 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini Advanced 0514 better than MiniMax-M2?
Gemini Advanced 0514 and MiniMax-M2 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.7 vs 37.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Gemini Advanced 0514 or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 36.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini Advanced 0514 and MiniMax-M2 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini Advanced 0514 has 17 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.