MiniMax M1 80k 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 27 (32 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M1 80k

33.8

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

36
MMLU
73
35
GPQA
72
33
SuperGPQA
70
31
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M1 80k

28

MiniMax M2.5

65

28
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M1 80k

35

MiniMax M2.5

72

36
AIME 2023
73
38
AIME 2024
75
37
AIME 2025
74
32
HMMT Feb 2023
69
34
HMMT Feb 2024
71
33
HMMT Feb 2025
70
35
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M1 80k

33

MiniMax M2.5

69

34
SimpleQA
70
32
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M1 80k or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 27, a difference of 32 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M1 80k or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 33.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M1 80k or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 28.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M1 80k or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 35.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M1 80k or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 33.