Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs MiniMax-M2
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.9 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax-M2 leads 34.6 to 19.6.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 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 | 34 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 32.9 (#254), MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —, MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.4 (#294), MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1357 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 19.6 (#278), MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1350 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#225), MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1336 |
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.3 (#183), MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1314 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1367 |
| LMArena French | 1317 | 1336 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1366 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1332 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 67.1 (#197), MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1329 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
Long Context MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.7 (#186), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1332 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.8 (#192), MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1288 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1362 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than MiniMax-M2?
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.9 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.1 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and MiniMax-M2 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.