Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.7 vs Qwen1.5 4b Chat
MiniMax-M2.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen1.5 4b Chat in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2.7 leads 58.9 to 23.8.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 28.8 |
| Released | 2026-03-18 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 30 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 41.8 (#120), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 29.1 (#308)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 999 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1398 | — |
| SciCode | 47% | — |
| WeirdML | 37% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 599.25 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.1 (#111), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 45.1% | — |
| ExploitBench | 13.3% | — |
| GBAEval | 0% | — |
Reasoning MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 19.7 (#253), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 18.5 (#279)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1422 | 976 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 24.7% | — |
| CritPt | 0.6% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 39.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.85 | — |
Math Qwen1.5 4b Chat leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.9 (#263), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.4 (#234)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1026 |
| ProofBench | 3% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 37.7 (#152), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 26.7 (#255)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1444 | 980 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 12.9% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 50.3 (#123), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 24.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1382 | 979 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1441 | 1024 |
| LMArena German | 1398 | 902 |
| LMArena Russian | 1383 | 952 |
| LMArena French | 1421 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1313 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1403 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 74.1 (#103), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 49.0 (#300)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 978 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 43.3 (#99), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1419 | 988 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 58.9 (#112), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 23.8 (#309)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1405 | 997 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1354 | 969 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | 977 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.7 better than Qwen1.5 4b Chat?
MiniMax-M2.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.7 or Qwen1.5 4b Chat better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.8 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.7 and Qwen1.5 4b Chat share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.7 has 30 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5 4b Chat has 13.