# Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 vs MiniMax M1

> Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-10-09-vs-minimax-m1
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 9

## Summary

- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 scores higher in 5 categories and MiniMax M1 in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 41.9 | 40.3 |
| Rank | 126 | 150 |
| Context | — | 1M |
| Input $/M | — | $0.55 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 40.2 (#145)
- MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1359 |

## Reasoning

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 27.3 (#120)
- MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1356 | 1339 |

## Math

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —
- MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1361 |

## Knowledge

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —
- MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1317 |

## Multilingual

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 47.3 (#150)
- MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1341 | 1360 |
| LMArena French | — | 1370 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1353 |

## Instruction Following

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 69.4 (#172)
- MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1315 | 1312 |

## Long Context

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 40.5 (#152)
- MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1333 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |

## Writing & Preference

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 54.7 (#149)
- MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1364 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1307 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1355 | 1335 |

## FAQ

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 better than MiniMax M1?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 or MiniMax M1 better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (40.2 vs 39.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 and MiniMax M1 share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 has 9 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.