Model Comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs MiniMax M1 40KWhich is better in 2026?

MiniMax M1 40K significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs MiniMax M1 40K — which is better?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (by Google) and MiniMax M1 40K (by MiniMax) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while MiniMax M1 40K is better at 6 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, LiveCodeBench, SimpleQA, SWE-Bench Verified). MiniMax M1 40K significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025

Choose MiniMax M1 40K if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 6 of 6 shared benchmarks

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while MiniMax M1 40K is better at 6 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, LiveCodeBench, SimpleQA, SWE-Bench Verified).

MiniMax M1 40K significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jul 18 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M1 40K does not.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiniMax M1 40K

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, while MiniMax M1 40K uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

Open weights

MiniMax M1 40K

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite was released on 2025-06-17, while MiniMax M1 40K was released on 2025-06-16.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 0 month newer than MiniMax M1 40K.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jun 17, 2025

1.1 years ago

1d newer
MiniMax M1 40K

Jun 16, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-01, while MiniMax M1 40K's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2025-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniMax M1 40K's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jan 2025

MiniMax M1 40K

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
MiniMax
Higher AIME 2025 score (74.6% vs 49.8%)
Higher GPQA score (69.2% vs 64.6%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (7.2% vs 5.1%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (62.3% vs 33.7%)
Higher SimpleQA score (17.9% vs 10.7%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (55.6% vs 31.6%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and MiniMax M1 40K side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
✓ Preferred
MiniMax M1 40K
Open in Playground
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Feature
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs MiniMax M1 40K.

Which is better, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or MiniMax M1 40K?

MiniMax M1 40K significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is made by Google and MiniMax M1 40K is made by MiniMax. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite compare to MiniMax M1 40K in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite scores FACTS Grounding: 84.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 81.1%, MMMU: 72.9%, GPQA: 64.6%, Vibe-Eval: 51.3%. MiniMax M1 40K scores MATH-500: 96.0%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, MMLU-Pro: 80.6%, ZebraLogic: 80.1%, OpenAI-MRCR: 2 needle 128k: 76.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and MiniMax M1 40K?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports 1.0M tokens and MiniMax M1 40K supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and MiniMax M1 40K?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and MiniMax M1 40K?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is developed by Google and MiniMax M1 40K is developed by MiniMax.

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