Claude 3 Opus 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 51 (8 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

61
MMLU
73
61
GPQA
72
59
SuperGPQA
70
57
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3 Opus

53

MiniMax M2.5

65

53
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3 Opus

60

MiniMax M2.5

72

61
AIME 2023
73
63
AIME 2024
75
62
AIME 2025
74
57
HMMT Feb 2023
69
59
HMMT Feb 2024
71
58
HMMT Feb 2025
70
60
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 3 Opus

58

MiniMax M2.5

69

59
SimpleQA
70
57
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

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

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 51, a difference of 8 points across all benchmarks.

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

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 59.5.

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

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 53.

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

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 60.

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

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 58.