Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs MiniMax M2.5

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

Quick Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins overall with a score of 80 vs 59 (21 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

96

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

99
MMLU
73
97
GPQA
72
95
SuperGPQA
70
93
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

93

MiniMax M2.5

65

93
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

97.1

MiniMax M2.5

72

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

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

94

MiniMax M2.5

69

95
SimpleQA
70
93
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher overall with 80 vs 59, a difference of 21 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 70.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 93 vs 65.

Which is better for math, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 72.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or MiniMax M2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 69.