Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Olmo 7b Instruct
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 5 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 1 category; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 58.3 to 25.8.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 30.3 |
| 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 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | 1016 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 7b Instruct leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | 993 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1397 | 1018 |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | 947 |
| 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 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1007 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.