# ERNIE 5.0 0110 vs MiniMax-M2

> ERNIE 5.0 0110 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/ernie-5-0-vs-minimax-m2
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.0 0110 scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads 63.4 to 53.3.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 41.2 | 36.9 |
| Rank | 129 | 201 |
| Context | — | 205K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 42.3 (#94)
- MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1455 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: —
- MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |

## Reasoning

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 16.3 (#296)
- MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 10.3% | 14.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1446 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| Thematic Generalization | 41.7% | — |

## Math

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 36.5 (#111)
- MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1437 | 1350 |

## Knowledge

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.2 (#125)
- MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1427 | 1336 |

## Multimodal

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.1 (#49)
- MiniMax-M2: —

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1248 | — |

## Multilingual

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 54.3 (#47)
- MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1436 | 1314 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1512 | 1367 |
| LMArena French | 1466 | 1336 |
| LMArena German | 1462 | 1366 |
| LMArena Russian | 1446 | 1332 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1383 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1406 | — |

## Instruction Following

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 74.7 (#88)
- MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1413 | 1329 |

## Long Context

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 43.4 (#90)
- MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1332 |

## Writing & Preference

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 63.4 (#64)
- MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1445 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1426 | 1288 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1433 | 1362 |

## FAQ

### Is ERNIE 5.0 0110 better than MiniMax-M2?

ERNIE 5.0 0110 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is ERNIE 5.0 0110 or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?

ERNIE 5.0 0110 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.3 versus 39.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.0 0110 and MiniMax-M2 share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.0 0110 has 20 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.