Model comparison
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat vs MiniMax-M2
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax-M2 in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2 leads 53.0 to 31.6.
Side by side
| Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 37.4 |
| Released | — | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 29.9 (#300), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1025 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —, MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 20.0 (#246), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1047 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.3 (#226), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1072 | 1352 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —, MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1337 |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.8 (#270), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1063 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1366 |
| LMArena French | — | 1335 |
| LMArena German | — | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1326 |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 54.2 (#279), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1060 | 1328 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 30.4 (#288), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 998 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.6 (#283), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1098 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1091 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1058 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat better than MiniMax-M2?
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat and MiniMax-M2 share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has 9 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.