Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Olmo 7b Instruct
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.1 to 25.8.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 30.3 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 40K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1016 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 993 |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1018 |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | 947 |
| LMArena French | 1370 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1007 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax M1 or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.