Model comparison
MiMo-V2.5 vs MiniMax-M2.1
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.5 scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax-M2.1 in 1 category; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where MiMo-V2.5 leads 27.8 to 15.8.
- MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.1.
- MiMo-V2.5 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 205K.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 43.0 | 38.4 |
| Released | 2026-04-22 | 2025-12-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 205K |
| Max output | 131K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 43.6 (#75), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.1 (#132)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1438 | 1384 |
| LMArena Coding | 1469 | 1421 |
| ALE-Bench | 513.95 | 623.83 |
| SciCode | 43.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 27.7 (#91)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 27.8 (#98), MiniMax-M2.1: 15.8 (#301)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1450 | 1410 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
| CritPt | 3.7% | — |
Math Too close to call
MiMo-V2.5: 35.4 (#145), MiniMax-M2.1: 35.6 (#142)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1436 | 1396 |
| ProofBench | 16% | — |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 40.2 (#109), MiniMax-M2.1: 37.7 (#143)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1459 | 1432 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 39.0 (#53), MiniMax-M2.1: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1245 | — |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 52.0 (#96), MiniMax-M2.1: 50.2 (#123)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1467 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1447 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1421 | 1380 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1304 | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | 1297 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1386 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1412 | 1396 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 75.7 (#55), MiniMax-M2.1: 74.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1433 | 1399 |
Long Context Too close to call
MiMo-V2.5: 44.1 (#69), MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#98)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1444 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 61.8 (#82), MiniMax-M2.1: 58.5 (#114)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1392 | 1362 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.5 better than MiniMax-M2.1?
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.5 or MiniMax-M2.1?
MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2.1 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is MiMo-V2.5 or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
MiMo-V2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 40.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.5 does, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.5 and MiniMax-M2.1 share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.5 has 23 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.