MiniMax M2.5 vs Mistral 8x7B

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

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M2.5 wins overall with a score of 59 vs 52 (7 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

Mistral 8x7B

62.8

73
MMLU
65
72
GPQA
64
70
SuperGPQA
62
68
OpenBookQA
60

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

65

Mistral 8x7B

55

65
HumanEval
55

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

72

Mistral 8x7B

64

73
AIME 2023
65
75
AIME 2024
67
74
AIME 2025
66
69
HMMT Feb 2023
61
71
HMMT Feb 2024
63
70
HMMT Feb 2025
62
72
BRUMO 2025
64

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

69

Mistral 8x7B

62

70
SimpleQA
63
68
MuSR
61

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 8x7B?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 52, a difference of 7 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 8x7B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 62.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 8x7B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 55.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 8x7B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 64.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 8x7B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 62.