Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where MiniMax M1 leads 26.9 to 22.4.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 40K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax M1: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | — |
| LMArena French | 1370 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax M1 or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.9 vs 40.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.