Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs MiniMax M2.5

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

Quick Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.5 wins overall with a score of 74 vs 59 (15 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.5

92

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

95
MMLU
73
93
GPQA
72
91
SuperGPQA
70
89
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.5

87

MiniMax M2.5

65

87
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.5

96

MiniMax M2.5

72

97
AIME 2023
73
99
AIME 2024
75
98
AIME 2025
74
93
HMMT Feb 2023
69
95
HMMT Feb 2024
71
94
HMMT Feb 2025
70
96
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.5

90

MiniMax M2.5

69

91
SimpleQA
70
89
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 scores higher overall with 74 vs 59, a difference of 15 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 92 vs 70.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads in coding with an average score of 87 vs 65.

Which is better for math, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads in math with an average score of 96 vs 72.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 90 vs 69.