Model comparison
MiMo-V2-Flash vs MiniMax-M2.1
MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2-Flash scores higher in 4 categories and MiniMax-M2.1 in 4 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where MiMo-V2-Flash leads 24.9 to 16.6.
- MiMo-V2-Flash is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.1.
- MiMo-V2-Flash accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 205K.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 41.3 | 38.9 |
| Released | 2025-12-16 | 2025-12-23 |
| 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 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 36.1 (#211), MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1330 | 1384 |
| LMArena Coding | 1443 | 1421 |
| ALE-Bench | 737.95 | 623.83 |
| SciCode | 25.9% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiMo-V2-Flash: —, MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |
Reasoning MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 24.9 (#157), MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1420 | 1411 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
Math Too close to call
MiMo-V2-Flash: 38.3 (#139), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1396 | 1397 |
Knowledge MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 39.7 (#131), MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1425 | 1431 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |
Multilingual MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 51.0 (#113), MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1392 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1462 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1429 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1395 | 1381 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1325 | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | 1358 | 1298 |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1420 | 1397 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
MiMo-V2-Flash: 73.5 (#120), MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1392 | 1400 |
Long Context Too close to call
MiMo-V2-Flash: 43.0 (#110), MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1409 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 59.7 (#106), MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1411 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1375 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1404 | 1396 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2-Flash better than MiniMax-M2.1?
MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2-Flash or MiniMax-M2.1?
MiMo-V2-Flash 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-Flash or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 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-M2.1 share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2-Flash has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.