Model comparison
MiMo-V2-Flash vs MiniMax-M2
MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2-Flash scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Flash leads 59.7 to 53.0.
- MiMo-V2-Flash is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.
- MiMo-V2-Flash accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 205K.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 41.3 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2025-12-16 | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 205K |
| Max output | 66K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 36.1 (#211), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1330 | 1297 |
| LMArena Coding | 1443 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| SciCode | 25.9% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 737.95 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiMo-V2-Flash: —, MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 24.9 (#157), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1420 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
Math Too close to call
MiMo-V2-Flash: 38.3 (#139), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1396 | 1352 |
Knowledge MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 39.7 (#131), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1425 | 1337 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 51.0 (#113), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1392 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1462 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1429 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1395 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1420 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1325 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1358 | — |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 73.5 (#120), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1392 | 1328 |
Long Context MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 43.0 (#110), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1409 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 59.7 (#106), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1411 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1375 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1404 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2-Flash better than MiniMax-M2?
MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2-Flash or MiniMax-M2?
MiMo-V2-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is MiMo-V2-Flash or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 36.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2-Flash does, with 262K tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2-Flash and MiniMax-M2 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2-Flash has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.