Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Qwen2.5 Plus 1127
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads 24.8 to 18.6.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 36.9 | 38.1 |
| Released | 2025-10-27 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 37.9 (#171)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1314 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads
MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 24.8 (#139)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1299 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 33.5 (#175)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1350 | 1298 |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 34.9 (#179)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1336 | 1289 |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 42.1 (#196)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1314 | 1265 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1367 | 1314 |
| LMArena German | 1366 | 1231 |
| LMArena Russian | 1332 | 1271 |
| LMArena French | 1336 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1207 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 67.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1329 | 1275 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 39.2 (#180)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1332 | 1292 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 49.5 (#186)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1299 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | 1262 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1362 | 1299 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Qwen2.5 Plus 1127?
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2 or Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.1 versus 37.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 has 14.