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MiniMax M2 vs MiniMax M2.1

MiniMax · released

Wins 1 of 6 areas

Following instructions

MiniMax · released

Wins 4 of 6 areas

Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Long documents

MiniMax M2.1 is the stronger all-rounder.MiniMax M2 is better at following instructions.

Scores updated · 39 tests both models report · How we compare

Where each one wins

Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.

Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.

What it costs

Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.

MiniMax M2$0.30 to read · $1.20 to write$1.50Price from Artificial Analysis
MiniMax M2.1$0.30 to read · $1.20 to write$1.50Price from Artificial Analysis

The biggest differences

The three tests each model wins by the widest margin. Scores are out of 100.

Where MiniMax M2.1 pulls ahead

  • Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+22.4points aheadMiniMax M2.131.5MiniMax M29.1
  • Finds hard-to-locate facts by browsing the webBrowseComp+18points aheadMiniMax M2.162MiniMax M244
  • Fixes real GitHub issues in many programming languagesSWE-bench Multilingual+16points aheadMiniMax M2.172.5MiniMax M256.5

Where MiniMax M2 pulls ahead

  • Fixes real GitHub issues in Python projectsSWE-bench Verified+2.4points aheadMiniMax M269.4MiniMax M2.167
  • Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+2.4points aheadMiniMax M272.3MiniMax M2.169.9
  • Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+2points aheadMiniMax M223.2MiniMax M2.121.2

Every test, side by side

All 39 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.

CodingMiniMax M2.1

Full coding ranking

AgentsMiniMax M2.1

Full agents ranking

ReasoningMiniMax M2.1

Full reasoning ranking

FactsEven

Full facts ranking

Long documentsMiniMax M2.1
  • AA-LCRMiniMax M2.1 by 3.464.367.7+3.4

Full long documents ranking

Following instructionsMiniMax M2
  • IFBenchMiniMax M2 by 2.472.369.9+2.4

Full following instructions ranking

Other results25 tests, not counted

Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.

Questions people ask

Which is better, MiniMax M2 or MiniMax M2.1?

MiniMax M2.1 wins four of the six areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning and long documents. MiniMax M2 wins following instructions. They are level on facts.

Which is better for coding?

MiniMax M2.1. It wins 4 of the 5 coding tests both models report; MiniMax M2 wins 1.

Which is cheaper?

MiniMax M2 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; MiniMax M2.1 costs $0.30 and $1.20. For a million tokens read plus a million written, they cost about the same.

How do you compare the two?

We use the 39 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 14 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 25 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.