Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
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MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 35.6 to 15.3.
- MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.70 / $2.80 for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.
- MiniMax-M2.1 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.4 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2025-12-23 | 2024-09 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | 131K |
| Max output | 131K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 22 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 40.1 (#132), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.1 (#165)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45% |
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 52.3% |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.7 (#91), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 15.8 (#301), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 18.5 (#262)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1410 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 128.52 |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 35.6 (#142), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 15.3 (#289)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1396 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 37.7 (#143), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#259)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.2 (#123), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | — |
| LMArena French | 1405 | — |
| LMArena German | 1380 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1297 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1386 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1396 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 74.0 (#108), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1399 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#98), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.5 (#114), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1362 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.1 or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 32B Instruct lists at $0.70 and $2.80.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 38.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax-M2.1 does, with 205K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.