Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 25.9 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 9B 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 9.9.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1359 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1339 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1361 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1317 |
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | — |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1360 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | 1370 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1353 |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1312 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1335 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and MiniMax M1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.