Claude 3 Haiku 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 46 (13 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3 Haiku

54.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

56
MMLU
73
56
GPQA
72
54
SuperGPQA
70
52
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3 Haiku

48

MiniMax M2.5

65

48
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3 Haiku

55

MiniMax M2.5

72

56
AIME 2023
73
58
AIME 2024
75
57
AIME 2025
74
52
HMMT Feb 2023
69
54
HMMT Feb 2024
71
53
HMMT Feb 2025
70
55
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3 Haiku

53

MiniMax M2.5

69

54
SimpleQA
70
52
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 46, a difference of 13 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Haiku or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 54.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Haiku or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 48.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Haiku or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 55.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Haiku or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 53.