MiniMax M2.5 vs Mistral Large 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 57 (2 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

Mistral Large 2

66.5

73
MMLU
68
72
GPQA
68
70
SuperGPQA
66
68
OpenBookQA
64

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

65

Mistral Large 2

60

65
HumanEval
60

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

72

Mistral Large 2

67

73
AIME 2023
68
75
AIME 2024
70
74
AIME 2025
69
69
HMMT Feb 2023
64
71
HMMT Feb 2024
66
70
HMMT Feb 2025
65
72
BRUMO 2025
67

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

69

Mistral Large 2

65

70
SimpleQA
66
68
MuSR
64

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral Large 2?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 57, a difference of 2 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral Large 2?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 66.5.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral Large 2?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 60.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral Large 2?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 67.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M2.5 or Mistral Large 2?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 65.