Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
MiniMax-M2.1 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct score almost the same on the Noometry Index (38.4 vs 38.8), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 25.4 to 15.8.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 38.4 | 38.8 |
| 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: 40.1 (#132), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | 1346 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.7 (#91), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 15.8 (#301), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1410 | 1322 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 35.6 (#142), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1396 | 1305 |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 37.7 (#143), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | 1307 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.2 (#123), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1405 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1380 | 1283 |
| LMArena Korean | 1297 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1386 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1396 | 1337 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 74.0 (#108), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1399 | 1298 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#98), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.5 (#114), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1362 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1309 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
MiniMax-M2.1 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct score almost the same on the Noometry Index (38.4 vs 38.8), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.