Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs MiniMax M2.5

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M2.5 wins overall with a score of 59 vs 55 (4 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

63.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

65
MMLU
73
65
GPQA
72
63
SuperGPQA
70
61
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

57

MiniMax M2.5

65

57
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

64

MiniMax M2.5

72

65
AIME 2023
73
67
AIME 2024
75
66
AIME 2025
74
61
HMMT Feb 2023
69
63
HMMT Feb 2024
71
62
HMMT Feb 2025
70
64
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

62

MiniMax M2.5

69

63
SimpleQA
70
61
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 55, a difference of 4 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 63.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 57.

Which is better for math, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 64.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 62.