# Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 vs MiniMax-M2

> Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-10-09-vs-minimax-m2
- 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-M2 in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 leads 26.2 to 18.6.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 36.9 |
| Rank | 124 | 201 |
| Context | — | 205K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 39.6 (#142)
- MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1371 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —
- MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |

## Reasoning

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 26.2 (#122)
- MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1356 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |

## Math

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —
- MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1350 |

## Knowledge

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: —
- MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1336 |

## Multilingual

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 47.5 (#145)
- MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1341 | 1314 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1345 | 1367 |
| LMArena French | — | 1336 |
| LMArena German | — | 1366 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1332 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1326 |

## Instruction Following

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 69.7 (#167)
- MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1316 | 1329 |

## Long Context

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 40.6 (#146)
- MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1334 | 1332 |

## Writing & Preference

- Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09: 55.0 (#144)
- MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157)

| Benchmark | Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1365 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1307 | 1288 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1354 | 1362 |

## FAQ

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 better than MiniMax-M2?

Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (39.6 vs 39.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 and MiniMax-M2 share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 10 09 has 9 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.