Model comparison

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat vs MiniMax M1

MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat NVIDIA

31.2

Rank #265 Confirmed

MiniMax M1 MiniMax

39.7

Rank #146 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax M1 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.3 to 31.8.

Side by side

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat and MiniMax M1 specifications
Llama2 70b Steerlm ChatMiniMax M1
ProviderNVIDIAMiniMax
Noometry Index31.239.7
Released—2025-06-13
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window—1M
Max output—40K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.40
Output $ / M tokens—$2.20
Results tracked918

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Category by category

Coding MiniMax M1 leads

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 29.3 (#295), MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama2 70b Steerlm ChatMiniMax M1
LMArena Coding10251359

Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 19.1 (#245), MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama2 70b Steerlm ChatMiniMax M1
LMArena Hard Prompts10471340

Math MiniMax M1 leads

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.8 (#223), MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama2 70b Steerlm ChatMiniMax M1
LMArena Math10721360

Knowledge Not comparable

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —, MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama2 70b Steerlm ChatMiniMax M1
LMArena Expert—1316

Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.9 (#265), MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama2 70b Steerlm ChatMiniMax M1
LMArena Non-English10641320
LMArena Chinese—1361
LMArena French—1369
LMArena German—1350
LMArena Japanese—1220
LMArena Korean—1263
LMArena Russian—1330
LMArena Spanish—1354

Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 54.5 (#274), MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama2 70b Steerlm ChatMiniMax M1
LMArena Instruction Following10611312

Long Context MiniMax M1 leads

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 30.4 (#283), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama2 70b Steerlm ChatMiniMax M1
LMArena Longer Query9981326
Fiction.LiveBench—69.4%

Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.8 (#278), MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkLlama2 70b Steerlm ChatMiniMax M1
LMArena Text10981343
LMArena Creative Writing10911298
LMArena Multi-Turn10581335

Frequently asked questions

Is Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat better than MiniMax M1?

MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat or MiniMax M1 better for coding?

MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat and MiniMax M1 share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has 9 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.

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