Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 2 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 26.4 to 19.4.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2025-10-27 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1347 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1322 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1352 | 1305 |
Knowledge Too close to call
MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | 1308 |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1335 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1355 | 1282 |
| LMArena Russian | 1331 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | 1336 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1206 |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1328 | 1299 |
Long Context Too close to call
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1331 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1361 | 1309 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2 or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.3 vs 39.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.