Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs MiniMax-M2.1
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
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MiniMaxSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 37.7 to 7.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 20.7 | 38.4 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2025-12-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 40.1 (#132)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1384 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1421 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
Agentic & Tool Use MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144), MiniMax-M2.1: 27.7 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 3 1B leads
Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260), MiniMax-M2.1: 15.8 (#301)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1410 |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310), MiniMax-M2.1: 35.6 (#142)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1396 |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309), MiniMax-M2.1: 37.7 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1432 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 50.2 (#123)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1430 |
| LMArena French | — | 1405 |
| LMArena German | — | 1380 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1297 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1386 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1396 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 74.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1399 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#98)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 58.5 (#114)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1362 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than MiniMax-M2.1?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.