Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Poolside
MiniMaxSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax M1 leads 37.5 to 21.1.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Max output | 33K | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1349 | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1359 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1339 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1361 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1317 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1360 |
| LMArena French | — | 1370 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1353 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1312 |
Long Context Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Laguna M.1 or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 36.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and MiniMax M1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.