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Llama 2 7B vs MiniMax M2.1

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 2 7B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

MiniMax M2.1 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Llama 2 7B
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.1
Context Window
MiniMax M2.1
Speed
MiniMax M2.1

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricLlama 2 7BMiniMax M2.1Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.20$0.27 Llama 2 7B
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.20$0.95 Llama 2 7B
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.10$0.03 MiniMax M2.1
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Llama 2 7B is 55% cheaper overall.

Llama 2 7B Providers

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MiniMax M2.1 Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Llama 2 7B Wins
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MiniMax M2.1 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkLlama 2 7BMiniMax M2.1Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-39.4-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-32.8-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-82.7-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-87.5-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-83.0-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-81.0-
MiniMax M2.1 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Llama 2 7B
N/A
tokens
MiniMax M2.1
196,608
tokens

Speed Performance

MetricLlama 2 7BMiniMax M2.1Winner
Tokens/secondN/A41.7 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A2.07s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 2 7BMiniMax M2.1
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 2 7BMiniMax M2.1
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorMeta-llamaMinimax
ReleasedUnknownDec 2025

Llama 2 7B Modalities

Input
Output

MiniMax M2.1 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 2 7B has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. Llama 2 7B has cheaper output pricing at $0.20/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 32.8, compared to Llama 2 7B's score of N/A.
Llama 2 7B has a unknown token context window, while MiniMax M2.1 has a 196,608 token context window.
Llama 2 7B does not support vision. MiniMax M2.1 does not support vision.
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