Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs MiniMax-M2.1

Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs MiniMax-M2.1. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

GoogleGemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
8.90
Total cost
$14.7
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.1Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.90
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)MiniMax-M2.1Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.920.9+134.8% MiniMax-M2.1 is 2.3× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.68Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)57.75s40.62s−29.7% MiniMax-M2.1 is 29.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.02 / $0.10$0.30 / $1.20
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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