Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Palm 2
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
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GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 6 categories and Palm 2 in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 58.3 to 25.6.
- MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2025-12-23 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| 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), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | 994 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Palm 2 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | 1005 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1397 | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1404 | — |
| LMArena German | 1381 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1397 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1010 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Palm 2?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Palm 2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.