Model comparison
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat vs MiniMax-M2.1
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 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-M2.1 in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 58.3 to 31.6.
Side by side
| Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 38.9 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 29.9 (#300), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1025 | 1421 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1384 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
Reasoning Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 20.0 (#246), MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1047 | 1411 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.3 (#226), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1072 | 1397 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1431 |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.8 (#270), MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1063 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1430 |
| LMArena French | — | 1404 |
| LMArena German | — | 1381 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1298 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1397 |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 54.2 (#279), MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1060 | 1400 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 30.4 (#288), MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 998 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.6 (#283), MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1098 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1091 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1058 | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat better than MiniMax-M2.1?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has 9 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.