Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs MiniMax-M2
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2 costs 1.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax M1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 6 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 2 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where MiniMax M1 leads 26.9 to 19.4.
- MiniMax-M2 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.55 / $2.20 for MiniMax M1.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 205K |
| Max output | 40K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax M1: —, MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
Math Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1352 |
Knowledge Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | 1337 |
Multilingual Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1370 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1328 |
Long Context Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1331 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than MiniMax-M2?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2 costs 1.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax M1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or MiniMax-M2?
MiniMax-M2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; MiniMax M1 lists at $0.55 and $2.20.
Is MiniMax M1 or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.9 vs 39.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and MiniMax-M2 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.