Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax M1 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.3 to 35.7.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 39.7 |
| Released | — | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232), MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1359 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113), MiniMax M1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204), MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1146 | 1340 |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210), MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1360 |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218), MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1316 |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255), MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1330 |
| LMArena French | — | 1369 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1220 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1263 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1354 |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254), MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1312 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261), MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 33.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and MiniMax M1 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.