Claude 4 Sonnet vs MiniMax M2.5

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

Quick Verdict

Both models are tied with an overall score of 59.

Knowledge

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

71.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

73
MMLU
73
73
GPQA
72
71
SuperGPQA
70
69
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

Tie

Claude 4 Sonnet

65

MiniMax M2.5

65

65
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

Tie

Claude 4 Sonnet

72

MiniMax M2.5

72

73
AIME 2023
73
75
AIME 2024
75
74
AIME 2025
74
69
HMMT Feb 2023
69
71
HMMT Feb 2024
71
70
HMMT Feb 2025
70
72
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

70

MiniMax M2.5

69

71
SimpleQA
70
69
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4 Sonnet or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude 4 Sonnet and MiniMax M2.5 are tied with identical overall scores of 59.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4 Sonnet or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 71.5 vs 70.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4 Sonnet or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude 4 Sonnet and MiniMax M2.5 are tied for coding with average scores of 65.

Which is better for math, Claude 4 Sonnet or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude 4 Sonnet and MiniMax M2.5 are tied for math with average scores of 72.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4 Sonnet or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in reasoning with an average score of 70 vs 69.