Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Qwen1.5-14B
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-14B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.1 to 33.6.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-14B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 32.7 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2024-02-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 40K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Qwen1.5-14B: 33.1 (#263)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1138 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Qwen1.5-14B: 21.4 (#223)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 1113 |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Qwen1.5-14B: 32.4 (#215)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1125 |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Qwen1.5-14B: 29.8 (#232)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | 1094 |
| MMLU | — | 68.6% |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Qwen1.5-14B: 30.7 (#262)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 1095 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 1147 |
| LMArena French | 1370 | 1116 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1043 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | 1019 |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | 1046 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | 1085 |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Qwen1.5-14B: 56.8 (#271)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1102 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Qwen1.5-14B: 33.7 (#257)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1113 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Qwen1.5-14B: 33.6 (#276)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1128 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1091 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1110 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Qwen1.5-14B?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax M1 or Qwen1.5-14B better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 33.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Qwen1.5-14B share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-14B has 17.