LongCat-Flash-Lite vs MiniMax M2.1: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | LongCat-Flash-Lite | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Meituan | MiniMax |
| Release Date | February 4, 2026 | December 22, 2025 |
| Parameters | 69B | — |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Context (input) | — | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | — | 100K |
| Input Price / 1M | — | $0.30 |
| Output Price / 1M | — | $1.20 |
| Average Score | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| MMLU-Pro | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
LongCat-Flash-Lite
MiniMax M2.1
GPQA0.7 vs 0.8
0.7
0.8
MMLU-Pro0.8 vs 0.9
0.8
0.9
Verdict
LongCat-Flash-Lite leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: LongCat-Flash-Lite — 0.8, MiniMax M2.1 — 0.9.
Recency
LongCat-Flash-Lite is newer: released 2/4/2026 vs 12/22/2025.
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