Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs MiniMax-M2.1
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 36.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.1 8b scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax-M2.1 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 58.5 to 48.3.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 36.8 | 38.4 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 29.9 (#291), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.1 (#132)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1190 | 1384 |
| LMArena Coding | 1313 | 1421 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 27.7 (#91)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 24.6 (#142), MiniMax-M2.1: 15.8 (#301)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1294 | 1410 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 33.8 (#167), MiniMax-M2.1: 35.6 (#142)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1311 | 1396 |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 35.5 (#171), MiniMax-M2.1: 37.7 (#143)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1310 | 1432 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.8 (#199), MiniMax-M2.1: 50.2 (#123)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1335 | 1430 |
| LMArena Russian | 1238 | 1386 |
| LMArena French | — | 1405 |
| LMArena German | — | 1380 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1297 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1396 |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 67.0 (#198), MiniMax-M2.1: 74.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1268 | 1399 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#188), MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#98)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.3 (#199), MiniMax-M2.1: 58.5 (#114)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1249 | 1362 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1269 | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than MiniMax-M2.1?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 36.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.1 8b or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.