Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite 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 53 (6 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

60.8

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

63
MMLU
73
62
GPQA
72
60
SuperGPQA
70
58
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

55

MiniMax M2.5

65

55
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

62

MiniMax M2.5

72

63
AIME 2023
73
65
AIME 2024
75
64
AIME 2025
74
59
HMMT Feb 2023
69
61
HMMT Feb 2024
71
60
HMMT Feb 2025
70
62
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

59

MiniMax M2.5

69

60
SimpleQA
70
58
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 53, a difference of 6 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 60.8.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 55.

Which is better for math, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 62.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 59.