Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.7 vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
MiniMax-M2.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher in 2 categories and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where MiniMax-M2.7 leads 25.1 to 21.9.
- MiniMax-M2.7 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.7 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2026-03-18 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 30 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax-M2.7: 41.8 (#120), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 47% | 42.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1398 | — |
| WeirdML | 37% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 599.25 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.1 (#111), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 45.1% | — |
| ExploitBench | 13.3% | — |
| GBAEval | 0% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 19.7 (#253), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0.6% | 0% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 24.7% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 39.3% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1422 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.85 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.9 (#263), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 3% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1420 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 37.7 (#152), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 12.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1444 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 50.3 (#123), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1382 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1441 | — |
| LMArena French | 1421 | — |
| LMArena German | 1398 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1313 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1383 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1403 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 74.1 (#103), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 43.3 (#99), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1419 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 58.9 (#112), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1405 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1354 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.7 better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
MiniMax-M2.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.7 or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (41.8 vs 40.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.7 and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.7 has 30 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.