Model comparison

MiniMax-M2 vs Step 3.7 Flash

MiniMax-M2 and Step 3.7 Flash score almost the same on the Noometry Index (36.9 vs 36.5), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 1 shared benchmarks.

MiniMax-M2

MiniMax

36.9

Rank #201 Confirmed

Step 3.7 Flash

StepFun

36.5

Rank #207 Reported

Summary

They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 0 categories and Step 3.7 Flash in 3 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in math, where Step 3.7 Flash leads 40.9 to 34.6.
The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 14.8% for MiniMax-M2 and 39.7% for Step 3.7 Flash.
Step 3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.18 / $1.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.
Step 3.7 Flash accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 205K.

Side by side

MiniMax-M2 and Step 3.7 Flash specifications
	MiniMax-M2	Step 3.7 Flash
Provider	MiniMax	StepFun
Noometry Index	36.9	36.5
Released	2025-10-27	2026-05-29
Weights	Open	Open
Context window	205K	256K
Max output	131K	256K
Input $ / M tokens	$0.30	$0.18
Output $ / M tokens	$1.20	$1.11
Results tracked	21	5

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Category by category

Coding Too close to call

MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151), Step 3.7 Flash: 39.4 (#147)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Step 3.7 Flash
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)	61%	—
LMArena WebDev	1297	—
SciCode	—	40%
LMArena Coding	1370	—
ALE-Bench	—	694.12

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102), Step 3.7 Flash: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Step 3.7 Flash
Terminal-Bench	30%	—
Vending-Bench 2	160.6	—

Reasoning Step 3.7 Flash leads

MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256), Step 3.7 Flash: 20.9 (#211)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Step 3.7 Flash
NYT Connections (extended)	14.8%	39.7%
Kagi LLM Benchmark	57.8%	—
CritPt	—	2.3%
LMArena Hard Prompts	1357	—

Math Step 3.7 Flash leads

MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158), Step 3.7 Flash: 40.9 (#74)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Step 3.7 Flash
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions	—	68.5%
LMArena Math	1350	—

Knowledge Not comparable

MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160), Step 3.7 Flash: —

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Step 3.7 Flash
LMArena Expert	1336	—

Multilingual Not comparable

MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165), Step 3.7 Flash: —

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Step 3.7 Flash
LMArena Non-English	1314	—
LMArena Chinese	1367	—
LMArena French	1336	—
LMArena German	1366	—
LMArena Russian	1332	—
LMArena Spanish	1326	—

Instruction Following Not comparable

MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160), Step 3.7 Flash: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Step 3.7 Flash
LMArena Instruction Following	1329	—

Long Context Not comparable

MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148), Step 3.7 Flash: —

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Step 3.7 Flash
LMArena Longer Query	1332	—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157), Step 3.7 Flash: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	MiniMax-M2	Step 3.7 Flash
LMArena Text	1340	—
LMArena Creative Writing	1288	—
LMArena Multi-Turn	1362	—

Frequently asked questions

Is MiniMax-M2 better than Step 3.7 Flash?

MiniMax-M2 and Step 3.7 Flash score almost the same on the Noometry Index (36.9 vs 36.5), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 or Step 3.7 Flash?

Step 3.7 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.18 per million input tokens and $1.11 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.

Is MiniMax-M2 or Step 3.7 Flash better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (39.1 vs 39.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.

Which has the bigger context window?

Step 3.7 Flash does, with 256K tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Step 3.7 Flash share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.7 Flash has 5.