Model comparison

MiniMax M1 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Think

MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.

MiniMax M1 MiniMax

39.7

Rank #146 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Think in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in multilingual, where MiniMax M1 leads 46.0 to 38.3.

Side by side

MiniMax M1 and Olmo 3.1 32b Think specifications
MiniMax M1Olmo 3.1 32b Think
ProviderMiniMaxAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index39.737.3
Released2025-06-13—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output40K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.40—
Output $ / M tokens$2.20—
Results tracked1815

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Category by category

Coding MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 37.1 (#186)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Coding13591292

Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 24.1 (#151)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Hard Prompts13401272

Math MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 33.6 (#170)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Math13601305

Knowledge Too close to call

MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 35.0 (#178)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Expert13161294

Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.3 (#226)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Non-English13201210
LMArena Chinese13611241
LMArena French13691262
LMArena German13501260
LMArena Russian13301193
LMArena Spanish13541288
LMArena Japanese1220—
LMArena Korean1263—

Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 65.8 (#213)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Instruction Following13121246

Long Context MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.6 (#190)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Longer Query13261272
Fiction.LiveBench69.4%—

Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 46.4 (#215)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Text13431271
LMArena Creative Writing12981226
LMArena Multi-Turn13351252

Frequently asked questions

Is MiniMax M1 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Think?

MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is MiniMax M1 or Olmo 3.1 32b Think better for coding?

MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 37.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Olmo 3.1 32b Think share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Think has 15.

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