Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Palm 2
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.1 to 25.6.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| 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), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 994 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 1005 |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1370 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1010 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1010 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Palm 2?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax M1 or Palm 2 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.