Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs MiniMax-M2
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and MiniMax-M2 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.0 vs 36.9), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 1 category and MiniMax-M2 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2 leads 53.3 to 47.5.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 36.9 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194), MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162), MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185), MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1350 |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195), MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1336 |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203), MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1314 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1367 |
| LMArena French | 1285 | 1336 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1366 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1332 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1278 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215), MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1329 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1267 | 1332 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207), MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1288 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1362 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than MiniMax-M2?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and MiniMax-M2 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.0 vs 36.9), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.1 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and MiniMax-M2 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.