Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Wizardlm 70b
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 6 categories and Wizardlm 70b in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2 leads 53.0 to 34.8.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Wizardlm 70b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 33.0 |
| 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 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Wizardlm 70b: 31.4 (#285)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1081 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Wizardlm 70b leads
MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Wizardlm 70b: 20.7 (#234)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1079 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Wizardlm 70b: 32.2 (#218)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1352 | 1116 |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Wizardlm 70b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Wizardlm 70b: 29.6 (#265)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 1078 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1052 |
| LMArena German | 1355 | 1083 |
| LMArena Russian | 1331 | 1155 |
| LMArena French | 1335 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Wizardlm 70b: 56.3 (#273)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1328 | 1093 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Wizardlm 70b: 33.3 (#263)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1331 | 1097 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Wizardlm 70b: 34.8 (#269)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Wizardlm 70b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1120 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | 1149 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1361 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Wizardlm 70b?
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2 or Wizardlm 70b better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 31.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Wizardlm 70b share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 70b has 12.