Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking 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 29 (30 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

38
MMLU
73
37
GPQA
72
35
SuperGPQA
70
33
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

MiniMax M2.5

65

30
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

MiniMax M2.5

72

38
AIME 2023
73
40
AIME 2024
75
39
AIME 2025
74
34
HMMT Feb 2023
69
36
HMMT Feb 2024
71
35
HMMT Feb 2025
70
37
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

MiniMax M2.5

69

36
SimpleQA
70
34
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 29, a difference of 30 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 35.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 30.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 37.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 35.