Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs MiniMax-M2.1
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Poolside
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Laguna M.1 scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax-M2.1 in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 35.6 to 20.3.
- Laguna M.1 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 205K.
Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 31.9 | 38.4 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | 2025-12-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 205K |
| Max output | 33K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Laguna M.1: 36.4 (#195), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.1 (#132)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1348 | 1384 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1421 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 27.7 (#91)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
Reasoning Laguna M.1 leads
Laguna M.1: 21.9 (#187), MiniMax-M2.1: 15.8 (#301)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1410 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Laguna M.1: 20.3 (#276), MiniMax-M2.1: 35.6 (#142)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1396 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 37.7 (#143)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1432 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 50.2 (#123)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1430 |
| LMArena French | — | 1405 |
| LMArena German | — | 1380 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1297 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1386 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1396 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 74.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1399 |
Long Context Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#98)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 58.5 (#114)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1362 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than MiniMax-M2.1?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Laguna M.1 or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Laguna M.1 does, with 262K tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.