Model comparison
Granite 4.2 30b vs MiniMax-M2
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 30b scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Granite 4.2 30b leads 27.8 to 19.4.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 30b | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 37.4 |
| Released | — | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1396 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1374 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1352 |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1406 | 1337 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1414 | 1366 |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | 1331 |
| LMArena French | — | 1335 |
| LMArena German | — | 1355 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1326 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1328 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1359 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1361 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1339 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 30b better than MiniMax-M2?
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 30b or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
Granite 4.2 30b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.0 versus 39.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and MiniMax-M2 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.