Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where MiniMax-M2 leads 25.1 to 21.9.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2025-10-27 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1352 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | — |
| LMArena French | 1335 | — |
| LMArena German | 1355 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1331 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1328 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1331 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1361 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2 or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 39.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.