# MiniMax-M2 vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview

> MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.9 to 32.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m2-vs-nova-2-0-pro-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where MiniMax-M2 leads 24.9 to 21.9.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 36.9 | 32.8 |
| Rank | 201 | 241 |
| Context | 205K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | — |
| Output $/M | $1.20 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.2 (#130)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#127)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |

## Reasoning

- MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.7 (#189)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | — |

## Math

- MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1350 | — |

## Knowledge

- MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1336 | — |

## Multilingual

- MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1314 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1367 | — |
| LMArena French | 1336 | — |
| LMArena German | 1366 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1332 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |

## Instruction Following

- MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1329 | — |

## Long Context

- MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1332 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157)
- Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1362 | — |

## FAQ

### Is MiniMax-M2 better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?

MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.9 to 32.8 on the Noometry Index.

### Is MiniMax-M2 or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 39.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.