Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Yi-34B
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 27.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-34B in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 38.3 to 7.5.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Yi-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 27.8 |
| Released | 2025-12-23 | 2023-11-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143), Yi-34B: 32.3 (#274)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | 1112 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98), Yi-34B: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Yi-34B leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302), Yi-34B: 21.2 (#226)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | 1104 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 117.39 |
Math MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138), Yi-34B: 21.6 (#282)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1397 | 1114 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 5.1% |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147), Yi-34B: 7.5 (#309)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 1061 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 14.7% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
| MMLU | — | 76.3% |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128), Yi-34B: 29.7 (#264)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1176 |
| LMArena French | 1404 | 1081 |
| LMArena German | 1381 | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | 1298 | 959 |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | 1050 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1397 | 1070 |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112), Yi-34B: 56.2 (#274)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1091 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101), Yi-34B: 33.2 (#264)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1094 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120), Yi-34B: 34.1 (#273)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1113 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Yi-34B?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 27.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Yi-34B better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Yi-34B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.