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MiniMax M2.1 vs Nemotron Nano 12B V2

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

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

Nemotron Nano 12B V2 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
Nemotron Nano 12B V2
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.1
Context Window
MiniMax M2.1
Speed
MiniMax M2.1

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricMiniMax M2.1Nemotron Nano 12B V2Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.27$0.20 Nemotron Nano 12B V2
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.95$0.20 Nemotron Nano 12B V2
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.03$0.10 MiniMax M2.1
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Nemotron Nano 12B V2 is 55% cheaper overall.

MiniMax M2.1 Providers

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Nemotron Nano 12B V2 Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Nemotron Nano 12B V2 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkMiniMax M2.1Nemotron Nano 12B V2Winner
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

MiniMax M2.1
196,608
tokens
Nemotron Nano 12B V2
N/A
tokens

Speed Performance

MetricMiniMax M2.1Nemotron Nano 12B V2Winner
Tokens/second41.7 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token2.07sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.1Nemotron Nano 12B V2
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.1Nemotron Nano 12B V2
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorMinimaxNvidia
ReleasedDec 2025Unknown

MiniMax M2.1 Modalities

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Nemotron Nano 12B V2 Modalities

Input
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Frequently Asked Questions

Nemotron Nano 12B V2 has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. Nemotron Nano 12B V2 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 Nemotron Nano 12B V2's score of N/A.
MiniMax M2.1 has a 196,608 token context window, while Nemotron Nano 12B V2 has a unknown token context window.
MiniMax M2.1 does not support vision. Nemotron Nano 12B V2 does not support vision.
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