MiniMax M1 80K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2
MiniMax M1 80K and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 are closely matched at 21.4 and 18.4 on the LLM Stats Score.
MiniMax · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
MiniMax M1 80K and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 21.4 and 18.4.
The models split the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose MiniMax M1 80K
- you want predictable pricing at $0.55/M input and $2.20/M output
Choose Nemotron Nano 9B v2
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
16 reported for MiniMax M1 80K · 6 for Nemotron Nano 9B v2
MiniMax M1 80K outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is better at 2 benchmarks (LiveCodeBench, MATH-500).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
MiniMax M1 80K has 447.1B more parameters than Nemotron Nano 9B v2, making it 5023.6% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only MiniMax M1 80K specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only MiniMax M1 80K specifies output context (40,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
MiniMax M1 80K is licensed under MIT, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
MiniMax M1 80K was released on 2025-06-16, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18.
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is 2 months newer than MiniMax M1 80K.
Jun 16, 2025
1.3 years ago
Aug 18, 2025
1.1 years ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while MiniMax M1 80K's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Nemotron Nano 9B v2's training data extends to 2024-09-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniMax M1 80K's cutoff date.
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Sep 2024
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against MiniMax M1 80K and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about MiniMax M1 80K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2.