Model comparison
Gemma 2B vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
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MiniMaxSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2B scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax M1 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.3 to 24.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 2B | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 29.1 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2024-02-21 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2B: 28.9 (#300), MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1010 | 1359 |
| HumanEval+ | 20.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 34.1% | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2B: 17.9 (#275), MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 989 | 1340 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 35.2% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 93.57 | — |
| HellaSwag | 71.4% | — |
| PIQA | 77.3% | — |
| WinoGrande | 65.4% | — |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2B: 27.6 (#237), MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1009 | 1360 |
| GSM8K | 17.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 2B: —, MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1316 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 42.1% | — |
| BoolQ | 69.4% | — |
| MMLU | 42.3% | — |
| TriviaQA | 53.2% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2B: 23.1 (#289), MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 958 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | 986 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | 937 | 1330 |
| LMArena French | — | 1369 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1220 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1263 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1354 |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2B: 48.8 (#297), MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 971 | 1312 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2B: 29.9 (#286), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 981 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
Gemma 2B: 24.1 (#303), MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1002 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 986 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 945 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2B better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2B or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 28.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2B and MiniMax M1 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2B has 23 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.