Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Palm 2
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 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 scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2 leads 53.0 to 25.6.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2025-10-27 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 994 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1005 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1352 | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1335 | — |
| LMArena German | 1355 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1331 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1328 | 1010 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1331 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1361 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Palm 2?
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2 or Palm 2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.