Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Qwen-14B
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen-14B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.1 to 27.6.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Qwen-14B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 31.4 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2023-09-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 40K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#288)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1071 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Qwen-14B: 19.6 (#257)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 1027 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 55% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 113.03 |
| LAMBADA | — | 71.1% |
| PIQA | — | 79.9% |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#227)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1068 |
| GSM8K | — | 61.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Qwen-14B: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 84.4% |
| BoolQ | — | 86.2% |
| MMLU | — | 66.3% |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Qwen-14B: 27.5 (#275)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 1041 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 1077 |
| 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), Qwen-14B: 52.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1031 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Qwen-14B: 31.3 (#280)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1028 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Qwen-14B: 27.6 (#299)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1051 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1028 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1022 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Qwen-14B?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax M1 or Qwen-14B better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Qwen-14B share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen-14B has 18.