Llama 3.1 405B 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 58 (1 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 3.1 405B

68.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

70
MMLU
73
70
GPQA
72
68
SuperGPQA
70
66
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 3.1 405B

62

MiniMax M2.5

65

62
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 3.1 405B

69

MiniMax M2.5

72

70
AIME 2023
73
72
AIME 2024
75
71
AIME 2025
74
66
HMMT Feb 2023
69
68
HMMT Feb 2024
71
67
HMMT Feb 2025
70
69
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 3.1 405B

67

MiniMax M2.5

69

68
SimpleQA
70
66
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Llama 3.1 405B or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 58, a difference of 1 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Llama 3.1 405B or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 68.5.

Which is better for coding, Llama 3.1 405B or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 62.

Which is better for math, Llama 3.1 405B or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 69.

Which is better for reasoning, Llama 3.1 405B or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 67.