Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Solar Pro4
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
UpstageSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 0 categories and Solar Pro4 in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Solar Pro4 leads 28.5 to 19.4.
- Both cost about the same: $0.30 input and $1.20 output per million tokens.
- Solar Pro4 accepts more context: 524K tokens versus 205K.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Solar Pro4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Upstage |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 42.1 |
| Released | 2025-10-27 | 2026-08-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | 524K |
| Max output | 131K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Solar Pro4: 40.1 (#149)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | 1371 |
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1437 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Solar Pro4: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Solar Pro4: 28.5 (#104)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1399 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
Math Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Solar Pro4: 38.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1352 | 1416 |
Knowledge Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Solar Pro4: 39.8 (#129)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | 1427 |
Multilingual Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Solar Pro4: 48.7 (#139)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 1361 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1415 |
| LMArena French | 1335 | 1397 |
| LMArena German | 1355 | 1364 |
| LMArena Russian | 1331 | 1360 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | 1401 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1382 |
Instruction Following Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Solar Pro4: 72.7 (#132)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1328 | 1377 |
Long Context Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Solar Pro4: 42.1 (#130)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1331 | 1381 |
Writing & Preference Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Solar Pro4: 56.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1386 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | 1316 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1361 | 1385 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 or Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is MiniMax-M2 or Solar Pro4 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.3 vs 40.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Solar Pro4 does, with 524K tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Solar Pro4 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Solar Pro4 has 18.