Llama 3 70B 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 48 (11 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 3 70B

56.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

58
MMLU
73
58
GPQA
72
56
SuperGPQA
70
54
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 3 70B

50

MiniMax M2.5

65

50
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 3 70B

57

MiniMax M2.5

72

58
AIME 2023
73
60
AIME 2024
75
59
AIME 2025
74
54
HMMT Feb 2023
69
56
HMMT Feb 2024
71
55
HMMT Feb 2025
70
57
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 3 70B

55

MiniMax M2.5

69

56
SimpleQA
70
54
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Llama 3 70B or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 48, a difference of 11 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Llama 3 70B or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 56.5.

Which is better for coding, Llama 3 70B or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 50.

Which is better for math, Llama 3 70B or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 57.

Which is better for reasoning, Llama 3 70B or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 55.