Model comparison

MiniMax M1 vs Olmo 3 32b Think

MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

MiniMax M1 MiniMax

39.7

Rank #146 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 3 32b Think in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in multilingual, where MiniMax M1 leads 46.0 to 41.4.

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MiniMax M1 and Olmo 3 32b Think specifications
MiniMax M1Olmo 3 32b Think
ProviderMiniMaxAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index39.738.1
Released2025-06-13—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output40K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.40—
Output $ / M tokens$2.20—
Results tracked1814

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Category by category

Coding MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.0 (#169)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Coding13591318

Reasoning Too close to call

MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125), Olmo 3 32b Think: 24.9 (#138)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Hard Prompts13401302

Math Too close to call

MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152), Olmo 3 32b Think: 33.8 (#165)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Math13601315

Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168), Olmo 3 32b Think: 34.4 (#189)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Expert13161272

Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157), Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.4 (#205)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Non-English13201255
LMArena Chinese13611300
LMArena French13691291
LMArena German13501290
LMArena Russian13301255
LMArena Japanese1220—
LMArena Korean1263—
LMArena Spanish1354—

Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169), Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.4 (#193)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Instruction Following13121275

Long Context MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136), Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#177)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Longer Query13261296
Fiction.LiveBench69.4%—

Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads

MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.2 (#188)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Text13431300
LMArena Creative Writing12981256
LMArena Multi-Turn13351289

Frequently asked questions

Is MiniMax M1 better than Olmo 3 32b Think?

MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is MiniMax M1 or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?

MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 38.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Olmo 3 32b Think share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.

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