Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs MiniMax-M2.5
MiniMax-M2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Poolside
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Laguna M.1 scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax-M2.5 in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where MiniMax-M2.5 leads 48.1 to 36.6.
- Laguna M.1 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 205K.
Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 38.3 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | 2026-02-12 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 205K |
| Max output | 33K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.5 leads
Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204), MiniMax-M2.5: 48.1 (#58)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1349 | 1387 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 75.8% |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | — | 68.3% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1381 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 618.17 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.5: 30.4 (#77)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 42.7% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | -23.16 |
Reasoning Laguna M.1 leads
Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184), MiniMax-M2.5: 17.5 (#292)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 4.9% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 55.2% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 16.8% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 63.7% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1372 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.68 |
Math MiniMax-M2.5 leads
Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283), MiniMax-M2.5: 26.9 (#253)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 0% | 4% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1378 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.5: 39.2 (#135)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 9.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1379 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.5: 47.1 (#152)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1338 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1393 |
| LMArena French | — | 1362 |
| LMArena German | — | 1362 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1171 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1232 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1358 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1354 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.5: 71.5 (#148)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1353 |
Long Context Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.5: 37.5 (#216)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 11.4% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 6.3% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1366 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, MiniMax-M2.5: 53.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1359 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1331 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1364 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than MiniMax-M2.5?
MiniMax-M2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Laguna M.1 or MiniMax-M2.5 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.1 versus 36.6 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-M2.5 share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.5 has 33.