Model comparison
Longcat Flash Chat vs MiniMax-M2.1
Longcat Flash Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Longcat Flash Chat scores higher in 8 categories and MiniMax-M2.1 in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Longcat Flash Chat leads 43.5 to 40.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 17.7% for Longcat Flash Chat and 11.2% for MiniMax-M2.1.
Side by side
| Longcat Flash Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meituan | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 42.1 | 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 | 19 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Longcat Flash Chat leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#87), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1471 | 1421 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1384 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Longcat Flash Chat: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
Reasoning Longcat Flash Chat leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 19.0 (#272), MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 17.7% | 11.2% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1440 | 1411 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 43.9% | — |
Math Longcat Flash Chat leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 39.4 (#107), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1397 |
Knowledge Longcat Flash Chat leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 40.6 (#116), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1454 | 1431 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
Multilingual Longcat Flash Chat leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 51.9 (#101), MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1456 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1408 | 1381 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1373 | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | 1371 | 1298 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1445 | 1397 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Longcat Flash Chat: 74.4 (#96), MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1411 | 1400 |
Long Context Too close to call
Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#93), MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1425 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Longcat Flash Chat leads
Longcat Flash Chat: 61.0 (#91), MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120)
| Benchmark | Longcat Flash Chat | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1388 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1418 | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Longcat Flash Chat better than MiniMax-M2.1?
Longcat Flash Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Longcat Flash Chat or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
Longcat Flash Chat scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Longcat Flash Chat and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Longcat Flash Chat has 19 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.