Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B 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 37.5 to 10.7.
- Gemma 2 27B is cheaper at $0.65 / $0.65 per million input/output tokens, against $0.55 / $2.20 for MiniMax M1.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 8K.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 8K | 1M |
| Max output | 2K | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1359 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1198 | 1339 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.08 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1361 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1317 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1360 |
| LMArena French | 1247 | 1370 |
| LMArena German | 1209 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | 1353 |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1312 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or MiniMax M1?
Gemma 2 27B is cheaper. It lists at $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens; MiniMax M1 lists at $0.55 and $2.20.
Is Gemma 2 27B or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 8K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and MiniMax M1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.