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Nova 2 Lite vs MiniMax M2.7

MiniMax M2.7 leads Nova 2 Lite on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 22.8 to 13.4, and MiniMax M2.7 costs 2.1x less per output token ($1.20 vs $2.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 31 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Nova 2 Lite Replace MiniMax M2.7
Nova 2 LiteAmazon
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$2.50
1
MiniMax M2.7MiniMax
Coding
36.2
Overall
44.5
Output $/M
$1.20
30
vs boards won of 31 shared

Nova 2 Lite or MiniMax M2.7: which to pick

Only MiniMax M2.7 has a coding score, 36.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova 2 Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Nova 2 Lite for a larger context window (1M against 205K tokens) and work measured by LMArena Text: Japanese, where it leads.

Model ANova 2 LiteAmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BMiniMax M2.7MiniMax36.2/1003 independent benchmarks$0.64 per solved task
Shared results
31
Nova 2 Lite only
0
MiniMax M2.7 only
43
Like-for-like categories
6 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova 2 Lite not benchmarked, MiniMax M2.7 36.2 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
Coding, 15.4 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
AA Coding Index: Nova 2 Lite 23.0 against MiniMax M2.7 52.6, 29.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova 2 Lite $2.50 against MiniMax M2.7 $1.20 per million output tokens, 2.1x apart.
Context window
Nova 2 Lite takes 1M tokens, MiniMax M2.7 205K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryNova 2 LiteBarsMiniMax M2.7Ties
Coding04
Intelligence01
Reasoning03
Math02
Knowledge04
General116
All shared boards130
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
LMArena WebDevNot measured1399Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
AA Coding Index23.052.6MiniMax M2.7
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured79.9%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured73.8%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured11.9%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured8.7%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)Not measured48.7%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
SciCodeNot measured50.1%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured39.4%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Terminal-BenchNot measured45.1%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
WeirdMLNot measured37.0%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
ALE-Bench236.3599.3MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: coding13851454MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: software and IT13941446MiniMax M2.7
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1388Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1401Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
AA Intelligence Index13.422.8MiniMax M2.7
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured145.8Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured15.3Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured27.9%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)Not measured6.9%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured10.6%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured28.4%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
τ²-Bench TelecomNot measured84.8%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
GPQA DiamondNot measured86.6%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured87.4%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured29.6%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13641422MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: expert13591443MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13851441MiniMax M2.7
Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
AIMENot measured91.0%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
ProofBenchNot measured3.0%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: math13591421MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: mathematical work13691437MiniMax M2.7
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
MMLU ProNot measured80.4%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured84.0%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured60.9%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured61.2%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured66.6%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured34.4%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: science13821416MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13861409MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: legal and government13591403MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: business and finance13691407MiniMax M2.7
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1243Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1210Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1209Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1233Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1195Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1233Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1137Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1136Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index116
General benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured79.9%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
IFBenchNot measured75.7%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured78.3%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
ExploitBenchNot measured13.3%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text13621405MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: instruction following13351405MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: creative writing12921354MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: English13851426MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: non-English13371382MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: Chinese13641442MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: German13431398MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: Japanese12731260Nova 2 Lite
LMArena Text: Korean12811314MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: French13811424MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: Spanish13751402MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: Russian13421383MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: Polish13271387MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: multi-turn13381412MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: longer queries13351418MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: writing and language13181376MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13091360MiniMax M2.7
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova 2 Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkNova 2 LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.0015Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.7$0.0009Fits in one request

MiniMax M2.7 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.022Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.7$0.019Fits in one request

MiniMax M2.7 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova 2 Lite$0.085Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.7$0.072Exceeds the context window

MiniMax M2.7 costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Nova 2 Lite and MiniMax M2.7
SpecificationAmazon Nova 2 LiteMiniMax M2.7
MakerAmazonMiniMax
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedDecember 2, 2025March 18, 2026
Context window1M205K
Input $/Mtok$0.30$0.30
Output $/Mtok$2.50$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked36.2
Independent measurements behind it03
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.64
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova 2 Lite better than MiniMax M2.7 for coding?

Only MiniMax M2.7 has a coding score, 36.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nova 2 Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova 2 Lite for a larger context window (1M against 205K tokens) and work measured by LMArena Text: Japanese, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Nova 2 Lite or MiniMax M2.7?

Nova 2 Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; MiniMax M2.7 costs $0.30 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for MiniMax M2.7 only.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova 2 Lite or MiniMax M2.7?

Nova 2 Lite, with 1M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova 2 Lite vs MiniMax M2.7 comparison based on?

31 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Nova 2 Lite's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and MiniMax M2.7's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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