Model comparison
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo vs MiniMax M1
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax M1 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 50.9 to 35.7.
Side by side
| Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 45.4 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2025-11-06 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.1 (#166), MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1359 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1322 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 31.4 (#72), MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1428 | 1340 |
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 45.5 (#62), MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1429 | 1360 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.1% | — |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#64), MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1439 | 1316 |
| GPQA Diamond | 84.2% | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.6 (#104), MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1398 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | 1361 |
| LMArena French | 1425 | 1369 |
| LMArena German | 1390 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1356 | 1220 |
| LMArena Korean | 1329 | 1263 |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | 1330 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1407 | 1354 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.2 (#103), MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1312 |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#99), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.2 (#99), MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1415 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1373 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1414 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better than MiniMax M1?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 38.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo and MiniMax M1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.