Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Molmo 2 8b
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 4 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax M1 leads 53.3 to 49.5.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 38.7 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 40K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125), Molmo 2 8b: 24.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1340 | 1288 |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1360 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiniMax M1: —, Molmo 2 8b: 29.5 (#106)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157), Molmo 2 8b: 42.8 (#186)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | — |
| LMArena French | 1369 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1220 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1263 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1330 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1354 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169), Molmo 2 8b: 67.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155), Molmo 2 8b: 49.5 (#187)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Molmo 2 8b?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.