Llama 4 Maverick 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 37 (22 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 4 Maverick

43.8

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

46
MMLU
73
45
GPQA
72
43
SuperGPQA
70
41
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 4 Maverick

38

MiniMax M2.5

65

38
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 4 Maverick

45

MiniMax M2.5

72

46
AIME 2023
73
48
AIME 2024
75
47
AIME 2025
74
42
HMMT Feb 2023
69
44
HMMT Feb 2024
71
43
HMMT Feb 2025
70
45
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 4 Maverick

43

MiniMax M2.5

69

44
SimpleQA
70
42
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Llama 4 Maverick or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 37, a difference of 22 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Llama 4 Maverick or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 43.8.

Which is better for coding, Llama 4 Maverick or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 38.

Which is better for math, Llama 4 Maverick or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 45.

Which is better for reasoning, Llama 4 Maverick or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 43.