Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Wizardlm 70b
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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MicrosoftSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 6 categories and Wizardlm 70b in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 58.5 to 34.9.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Wizardlm 70b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 38.4 | 32.4 |
| 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 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 40.1 (#132), Wizardlm 70b: 30.9 (#280)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | 1081 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.7 (#91), Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Wizardlm 70b leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 15.8 (#301), Wizardlm 70b: 19.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1410 | 1079 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 35.6 (#142), Wizardlm 70b: 29.7 (#216)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1396 | 1116 |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 37.7 (#143), Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.2 (#123), Wizardlm 70b: 29.8 (#260)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1078 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1052 |
| LMArena German | 1380 | 1083 |
| LMArena Russian | 1386 | 1155 |
| LMArena French | 1405 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1297 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1396 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 74.0 (#108), Wizardlm 70b: 56.5 (#268)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1399 | 1093 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#98), Wizardlm 70b: 33.3 (#258)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1097 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.5 (#114), Wizardlm 70b: 34.9 (#264)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1120 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1362 | 1149 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Wizardlm 70b?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Wizardlm 70b better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 30.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Wizardlm 70b share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 70b has 12.