# Grok 4.1 vs MiniMax-M2

> Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-1-vs-minimax-m2
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 8 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 1 category; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.1 leads 29.5 to 19.4.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 37.4 |
| Rank | 134 | 204 |
| Context | — | 205K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)
- MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | 1297 |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)
- MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Cybench | 39% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |

## Reasoning

- Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)
- MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |

## Math

- Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)
- MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1352 |

## Knowledge

- Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)
- MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1337 |

## Multilingual

- Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)
- MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)
- MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1328 |

## Long Context

- Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)
- MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1331 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)
- MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1361 |

## FAQ

### Is Grok 4.1 better than MiniMax-M2?

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok 4.1 or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?

MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and MiniMax-M2 share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.