Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Qwen Plus
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Plus in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 35.6 to 22.0.
- MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $1.20 for Qwen Plus.
- Qwen Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.
- MiniMax-M2.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.4 | 36.7 |
| Released | 2025-12-23 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 22 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 40.1 (#132), Qwen Plus: 38.3 (#163)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | 1328 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.7 (#91), Qwen Plus: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 15.8 (#301), Qwen Plus: 27.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1410 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 35.6 (#142), Qwen Plus: 22.0 (#266)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1396 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 37.7 (#143), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#245)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.2 (#123), Qwen Plus: 45.3 (#170)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1386 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1405 | — |
| LMArena German | 1380 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1297 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1396 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 74.0 (#108), Qwen Plus: 69.0 (#176)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1399 | 1303 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#98), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#153)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1325 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.5 (#114), Qwen Plus: 52.4 (#171)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1362 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Qwen Plus?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.1 or Qwen Plus?
MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Qwen Plus lists at $0.40 and $1.20.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Qwen Plus better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 38.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Plus does, with 1M tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Qwen Plus share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.