Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs MiniMax-M2.5
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 38.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 8 categories and MiniMax-M2.5 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where MiniMax-M2.5 leads 48.1 to 33.7.
- MiniMax-M2.5 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 38.3 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2026-02-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.5 leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), MiniMax-M2.5: 48.1 (#58)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | 1387 |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1381 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 75.8% |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | — | 68.3% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 618.17 |
Agentic & Tool Use Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), MiniMax-M2.5: 30.4 (#77)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 42.7% |
| Cybench | 39% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | -23.16 |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), MiniMax-M2.5: 17.5 (#292)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1372 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 4.9% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 55.2% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 16.8% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 63.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.68 |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), MiniMax-M2.5: 26.9 (#253)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1378 |
| ProofBench | — | 4% |
Knowledge Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), MiniMax-M2.5: 39.2 (#135)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1379 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 9.1% |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), MiniMax-M2.5: 47.1 (#152)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1338 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1393 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1362 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1362 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1171 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1232 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1358 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1354 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), MiniMax-M2.5: 71.5 (#148)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1353 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), MiniMax-M2.5: 37.5 (#216)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1366 |
| CL-bench | — | 11.4% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 6.3% |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), MiniMax-M2.5: 53.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1359 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1364 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than MiniMax-M2.5?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 38.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or MiniMax-M2.5 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.1 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and MiniMax-M2.5 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.5 has 33.