Model comparison
MiMo-V2.5 vs MiniMax M1
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.5 scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax M1 in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.5 leads 61.6 to 53.1.
- MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $0.55 / $2.20 for MiniMax M1.
- MiMo-V2.5 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 43.4 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2026-04-22 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 43.9 (#81), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1469 | 1359 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1438 | — |
| SciCode | 43.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 513.95 | — |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 28.6 (#101), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1450 | 1339 |
| CritPt | 3.7% | — |
Math Too close to call
MiMo-V2.5: 36.8 (#163), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1436 | 1361 |
| ProofBench | 16% | — |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 40.8 (#115), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | 1317 |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 39.8 (#54), MiniMax M1: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1247 | — |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 51.9 (#99), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1468 | 1360 |
| LMArena French | 1447 | 1370 |
| LMArena German | 1421 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1306 | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1416 | 1353 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 75.5 (#60), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1434 | 1312 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 44.2 (#73), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1445 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 61.6 (#86), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1393 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.5 better than MiniMax M1?
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.5 or MiniMax M1?
MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; MiniMax M1 lists at $0.55 and $2.20.
Is MiMo-V2.5 or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiMo-V2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.9 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.5 does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.5 and MiniMax M1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.5 has 23 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.