Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax M1 in 7 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 36.7 | 40.3 |
| Released | — | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 38.4 (#177), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | 1359 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 15.7 (#149), MiniMax M1: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 10% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 26.3 (#134), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1316 | 1339 |
Math Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 37.5 (#152), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1360 | 1361 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: —, MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1317 |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 43.1 (#187), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1319 |
| LMArena Russian | 1284 | 1329 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1360 |
| LMArena French | — | 1370 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1266 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1353 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 69.0 (#178), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1308 | 1312 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 39.5 (#177), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1299 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 52.2 (#175), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1314 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1317 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 38.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 and MiniMax M1 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 has 11 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.