GPT-5.2 Pro vs MiniMax M2.5

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

GPT-5.2 Pro is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 90 to 59. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.2 Pro's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 84.8 against 38.7. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Pro, 89 to 41.

GPT-5.2 Pro is also the more expensive model on tokens at $25.00 input / $150.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens for MiniMax M2.5. That is roughly 125.0x on output cost alone. GPT-5.2 Pro is the reasoning model in the pair, while MiniMax M2.5 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. GPT-5.2 Pro gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for MiniMax M2.5.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.2 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M2.5 only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Agentic

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

85.9

MiniMax M2.5

53.4

88
Terminal-Bench 2.0
51
88
BrowseComp
62
82
OSWorld-Verified
50

Coding

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

84.8

MiniMax M2.5

38.7

93
HumanEval
65
83
SWE-bench Verified
45
81
LiveCodeBench
35
89
SWE-bench Pro
41

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

96

MiniMax M2.5

62

96
MMMU-Pro
57
96
OfficeQA Pro
68

Reasoning

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

95.2

MiniMax M2.5

69.6

97
SimpleQA
70
95
MuSR
68
98
BBH
83
93
LongBench v2
66
95
MRCRv2
69

Knowledge

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

81.5

MiniMax M2.5

55.3

99
MMLU
73
99
GPQA
72
97
SuperGPQA
70
95
OpenBookQA
68
90
MMLU-Pro
73
44
HLE
10
93
FrontierScience
66

Instruction Following

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

95

MiniMax M2.5

85

95
IFEval
85

Multilingual

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

93.4

MiniMax M2.5

82.1

96
MGSM
84
92
MMLU-ProX
81

Mathematics

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

98.2

MiniMax M2.5

76.1

99
AIME 2023
73
99
AIME 2024
75
99
AIME 2025
74
96
HMMT Feb 2023
69
98
HMMT Feb 2024
71
97
HMMT Feb 2025
70
97
BRUMO 2025
72
99
MATH-500
81

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.2 Pro or MiniMax M2.5?

GPT-5.2 Pro is ahead overall, 90 to 59. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Pro, where the scores are 89 and 41.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or MiniMax M2.5?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.5 versus 55.3. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.2 Pro or MiniMax M2.5?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 84.8 versus 38.7. Inside this category, SWE-bench Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.2 Pro or MiniMax M2.5?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 98.2 versus 76.1. Inside this category, HMMT Feb 2023 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5.2 Pro or MiniMax M2.5?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 95.2 versus 69.6. Inside this category, SimpleQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or MiniMax M2.5?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.9 versus 53.4. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or MiniMax M2.5?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 96 versus 62. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, GPT-5.2 Pro or MiniMax M2.5?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 95 versus 85. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or MiniMax M2.5?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 93.4 versus 82.1. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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