MiniMax M2.5 vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

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

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M2.5 wins overall with a score of 59 vs 47 (12 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

54.8

73
MMLU
57
72
GPQA
56
70
SuperGPQA
54
68
OpenBookQA
52

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

65

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

49

65
HumanEval
49

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

72

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

56

73
AIME 2023
57
75
AIME 2024
59
74
AIME 2025
58
69
HMMT Feb 2023
53
71
HMMT Feb 2024
55
70
HMMT Feb 2025
54
72
BRUMO 2025
56

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

69

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

53

70
SimpleQA
54
68
MuSR
52

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M2.5 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 47, a difference of 12 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M2.5 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 54.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2.5 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 49.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M2.5 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 56.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M2.5 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 53.