Model comparison
Granite 4.0 H Small vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax M1 in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.3 to 44.0.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 H Small | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 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 | 19 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 35.8 (#207), MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1247 | 1359 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 23.4 (#164), MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1240 | 1340 |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 29.3 (#219), MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1251 | 1360 |
| Omni-MATH | 29.6% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.5 (#210), MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1244 | 1316 |
| MMLU-Pro | 56.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 38.3% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.7 (#223), MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1250 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | 1198 | 1330 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1258 | 1354 |
| LMArena French | — | 1369 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1220 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1263 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.9 (#178), MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1221 | 1312 |
| IFEval | 89% | — |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.6 (#209), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1240 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
Granite 4.0 H Small: 44.0 (#222), MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 H Small | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1241 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1210 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1243 | 1335 |
| WildBench | 73.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 H Small better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.0 H Small or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 35.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 H Small and MiniMax M1 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 H Small has 19 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.