MiniMax M2.5 vs Mistral 8x7B v0.2

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

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M2.5 wins overall with a score of 59 vs 20 (39 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

26.8

73
MMLU
29
72
GPQA
28
70
SuperGPQA
26
68
OpenBookQA
24

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

65

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

21

65
HumanEval
21

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

72

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

28

73
AIME 2023
29
75
AIME 2024
31
74
AIME 2025
30
69
HMMT Feb 2023
25
71
HMMT Feb 2024
27
70
HMMT Feb 2025
26
72
BRUMO 2025
28

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

69

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

26

70
SimpleQA
27
68
MuSR
25

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 20, a difference of 39 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 26.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 21.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 28.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 26.