# MiMo-V2.5-Pro vs MiniMax-M2.1

> MiMo-V2.5-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.2 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mimo-v2-5-pro-vs-minimax-m2-1
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 20

## Summary

- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.5-Pro scores higher in 8 categories and MiniMax-M2.1 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where MiMo-V2.5-Pro leads 26.8 to 16.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 34.4% for MiMo-V2.5-Pro and 11.2% for MiniMax-M2.1.
- Both cost about the same: $0.43 input and $0.87 output per million tokens.
- MiMo-V2.5-Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 205K.

## Snapshot

| | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 45.2 | 38.9 |
| Rank | 74 | 178 |
| Context | 1.05M | 205K |
| Input $/M | $0.43 | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | $0.87 | $1.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 47.4 (#60)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1479 | 1384 |
| LMArena Coding | 1503 | 1421 |
| ALE-Bench | 899.8 | 623.83 |
| SciCode | 50.2% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- MiMo-V2.5-Pro: —
- MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 36.6% |

## Reasoning

- MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 26.8 (#130)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 34.4% | 11.2% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1488 | 1411 |
| CritPt | 4% | — |
| DTBench | 84.5% | — |
| LMCA | 29.5% | — |

## Math

- MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 40.0 (#96)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1397 |
| ProofBench | 22% | — |

## Knowledge

- MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 42.2 (#98)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1503 | 1431 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 11.8% |

## Multilingual

- MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 55.1 (#34)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1449 | 1378 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1507 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1458 | 1381 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1412 | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | 1437 | 1298 |
| LMArena Russian | 1450 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1471 | 1397 |

## Instruction Following

- MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 77.5 (#21)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1477 | 1400 |

## Long Context

- MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 45.4 (#37)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1483 | 1416 |

## Writing & Preference

- MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 65.3 (#49)
- MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | MiniMax-M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1465 | 1392 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1440 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1477 | 1396 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1493 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1208 | — |

## FAQ

### Is MiMo-V2.5-Pro better than MiniMax-M2.1?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.2 to 38.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.5-Pro or MiniMax-M2.1?

MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.5-Pro lists at $0.43 and $0.87.

### Is MiMo-V2.5-Pro or MiniMax-M2.1 better for coding?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 47.4 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro does, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.

### How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.5-Pro and MiniMax-M2.1 share?

20 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.5-Pro has 27 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.1 has 22.