Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 27.9 to 21.9.
- MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2025-12-23 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1397 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | — |
| LMArena French | 1404 | — |
| LMArena German | 1381 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1397 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (40.4 vs 40.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.