Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Qwen2.5 Plus 1127
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads 25.9 to 19.4.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 38.8 |
| 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 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 38.5 (#175)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1314 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads
MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 25.9 (#141)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1299 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 36.1 (#174)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1352 | 1298 |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 35.5 (#183)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | 1289 |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 41.9 (#201)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 1265 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1314 |
| LMArena German | 1355 | 1231 |
| LMArena Russian | 1331 | 1271 |
| LMArena French | 1335 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1207 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 67.2 (#199)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1328 | 1275 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 39.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1331 | 1292 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 49.4 (#192)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1299 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | 1262 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1361 | 1299 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Qwen2.5 Plus 1127?
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2 or Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.3 vs 38.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 has 14.