Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and MiniMax M1 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where MiniMax M1 leads 45.8 to 40.5.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 37.6 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2024-12-18 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.9 (#216), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1272 | 1359 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 38.7% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 48.2% | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 25.0 (#152), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1266 | 1339 |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.5 (#182), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1271 | 1361 |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 34.1 (#199), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1242 | 1317 |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 40.5 (#217), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1245 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1263 | 1360 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1329 |
| LMArena French | — | 1370 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1266 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1353 |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 65.9 (#213), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1252 | 1312 |
Long Context MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 37.6 (#215), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1238 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 48.4 (#203), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1283 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1269 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1275 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct better than MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 35.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct and MiniMax M1 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.