Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 38.3 to 19.5.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 32.7 |
| Released | 2025-12-23 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | 1210 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | 1208 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1397 | 1208 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1404 | — |
| LMArena German | 1381 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1397 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1186 |
| IFEval | — | 78% |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1194 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1221 |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.