VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is Minimax M2 1 Preview state of the art?
It used to be.Was SOTA in Coding › Web dev.
As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M2 1 Preview from minimax. Was SOTA in Coding › Web dev. Ranked #77 in Coding › Web dev.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #131 in General LLM.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) minimax-m2.1-preview | 1384.6336441505232 1379.5–1389.8 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) minimax-m2.1-preview | 1407.909107360493 1401.2–1414.6 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) minimax-m2.1-preview | 1391.514352735278 1373.6–1409.4 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) minimax-m2.1-preview | 1437.734035852786 1427.7–1447.8 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena WebDev minimax-m2.1-preview | 1384.3784611720093 1374.9–1393.9 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_6949d6fb2488 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) minimax-m2.1-preview | 1407.2796925669863 1398.4–1416.2 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text factuality minimax-m2.1-preview | 1411.000961879423 1406.2–1415.8 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_f051faf18005 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | Not SOTA · #131 | Ranked #131 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #126 | Ranked #126 in Reasoning. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #118 | Ranked #118 in Math. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #121 | Ranked #121 in Coding. |
| Coding › Web dev | Not SOTA · #77 | Ranked #77 in Coding › Web dev. |
| Long context | Not SOTA · #113 | Ranked #113 in Long context. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #102 | Ranked #102 in Factuality. |