Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.7 vs Palm 2
MiniMax-M2.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher in 6 categories and Palm 2 in 1 category; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2.7 leads 58.9 to 25.6.
- MiniMax-M2.7 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.7 | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2026-03-18 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 30 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 41.8 (#120), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 994 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1398 | — |
| SciCode | 47% | — |
| WeirdML | 37% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 599.25 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.1 (#111), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 45.1% | — |
| ExploitBench | 13.3% | — |
| GBAEval | 0% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
MiniMax-M2.7: 19.7 (#253), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1422 | 1005 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 24.7% | — |
| CritPt | 0.6% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 39.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.85 | — |
Math Palm 2 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.9 (#263), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1049 |
| ProofBench | 3% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 37.7 (#152), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 12.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1444 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 50.3 (#123), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1382 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1441 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1421 | — |
| LMArena German | 1398 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1313 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1383 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1403 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 74.1 (#103), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1010 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 43.3 (#99), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1419 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 58.9 (#112), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1405 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1354 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.7 better than Palm 2?
MiniMax-M2.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.7 or Palm 2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.8 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.7 and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.7 has 30 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.