Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Qwen1.5 4b Chat
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5 4b Chat in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.1 to 23.8.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 28.8 |
| 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 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 29.1 (#308)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 999 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 18.5 (#279)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 976 |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.4 (#234)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1026 |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 26.7 (#255)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | 980 |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 24.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 979 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 1024 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 902 |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | 952 |
| LMArena French | 1370 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 49.0 (#300)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 978 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 988 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 23.8 (#309)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 997 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 969 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 977 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Qwen1.5 4b Chat?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax M1 or Qwen1.5 4b Chat better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Qwen1.5 4b Chat share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5 4b Chat has 13.