# DBRX vs MiniMax-M2.1

> MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-minimax-m2-1
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax-M2.1 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2.1 leads 58.3 to 33.6.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 38.9 |
| Rank | 311 | 178 |
| Context | — | 205K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143)

| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1421 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1384 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 623.83 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- DBRX: —
- MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98)

| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302)

| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1411 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 11.2% |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138)

| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1397 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147)

| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1431 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128)

| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1381 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1298 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1397 |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112)

| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1400 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101)

| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1416 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120)

| Benchmark | DBRX | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1396 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than MiniMax-M2.1?

MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?

MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and MiniMax-M2.1 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.