Model comparison
Llama 4 Scout vs MiniMax M2.5
Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Llama 4 Scout #174 (Supported); MiniMax M2.5 #55 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Llama 4 Scout and MiniMax M2.5 share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 18 results are unique to Llama 4 Scout; 1 to MiniMax M2.5.
Updated July 22, 2026- Shared results
- 0
- Llama 4 Scout only
- 18
- MiniMax M2.5 only
- 1
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Llama 4 Scout and MiniMax M2.5 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
MiniMax M2.5 is priced at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Llama 4 Scout. Llama 4 Scout has the larger context window at 10M, compared with 128K for MiniMax M2.5.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Llama 4 Scout | MiniMax M2.5 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Llama 4 Scout$0 input / $0 output | MiniMax M2.5$0.3 input / $1.2 output | Llama 4 Scout has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Llama 4 Scout128 tok/s | MiniMax M2.546 tok/s | Llama 4 Scout has the higher measured throughput. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Llama 4 Scout0.70 s | MiniMax M2.52.12 s | Llama 4 Scout reaches the first token sooner. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Llama 4 Scout10M | MiniMax M2.5128K | Llama 4 Scout lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | MiniMax M2.5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 10.0% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 58.7% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | 4.3% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -52.4% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 14.6% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 78.3% | — | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | MiniMax M2.5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source | 0.000% | — | Not comparable |
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | MiniMax M2.5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 39.5% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Llama 4 Scout and MiniMax M2.5 on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Llama 4 Scout and MiniMax M2.5 today?
Llama 4 Scout: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens MiniMax M2.5: $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
Self-host vs API cost
Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.
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