Llama 4 Scout 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 38 (21 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 4 Scout

44.8

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

47
MMLU
73
46
GPQA
72
44
SuperGPQA
70
42
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 4 Scout

39

MiniMax M2.5

65

39
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 4 Scout

46

MiniMax M2.5

72

47
AIME 2023
73
49
AIME 2024
75
48
AIME 2025
74
43
HMMT Feb 2023
69
45
HMMT Feb 2024
71
44
HMMT Feb 2025
70
46
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

Llama 4 Scout

44

MiniMax M2.5

69

45
SimpleQA
70
43
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

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

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 38, a difference of 21 points across all benchmarks.

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

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 44.8.

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

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 39.

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

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 46.

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

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 44.