Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Qwen1.5-7B
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-7B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.3 to 29.8.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 30.8 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2024-02-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 40K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149), Qwen1.5-7B: 31.6 (#271)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1107 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125), Qwen1.5-7B: 19.5 (#237)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1340 | 1066 |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152), Qwen1.5-7B: 29.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1360 | 1080 |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.2 (#239)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | 1055 |
| MMLU | — | 62.6% |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.6 (#266)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | 1140 |
| LMArena Russian | 1330 | 1006 |
| LMArena French | 1369 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1220 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1263 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1354 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169), Qwen1.5-7B: 54.4 (#276)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1058 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136), Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#261)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1090 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155), Qwen1.5-7B: 29.8 (#288)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1084 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1035 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1061 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Qwen1.5-7B?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax M1 or Qwen1.5-7B better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 31.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Qwen1.5-7B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-7B has 13.