MiniMax M2.5 vs Mistral 7B v0.3

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M2.5 wins overall with a score of 59 vs 21 (38 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

Mistral 7B v0.3

27.8

73
MMLU
30
72
GPQA
29
70
SuperGPQA
27
68
OpenBookQA
25

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

65

Mistral 7B v0.3

22

65
HumanEval
22

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

72

Mistral 7B v0.3

29

73
AIME 2023
30
75
AIME 2024
32
74
AIME 2025
31
69
HMMT Feb 2023
26
71
HMMT Feb 2024
28
70
HMMT Feb 2025
27
72
BRUMO 2025
29

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

69

Mistral 7B v0.3

27

70
SimpleQA
28
68
MuSR
26

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 7B v0.3?

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

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 7B v0.3?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 27.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 7B v0.3?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 22.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 7B v0.3?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 29.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 7B v0.3?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 27.