MiniMax M2.5 vs Nemotron Ultra 253B

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

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M2.5 wins overall with a score of 59 vs 40 (19 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

Nemotron Ultra 253B

46.8

73
MMLU
49
72
GPQA
48
70
SuperGPQA
46
68
OpenBookQA
44

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

65

Nemotron Ultra 253B

41

65
HumanEval
41

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

72

Nemotron Ultra 253B

48

73
AIME 2023
49
75
AIME 2024
51
74
AIME 2025
50
69
HMMT Feb 2023
45
71
HMMT Feb 2024
47
70
HMMT Feb 2025
46
72
BRUMO 2025
48

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

69

Nemotron Ultra 253B

46

70
SimpleQA
47
68
MuSR
45

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M2.5 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 40, a difference of 19 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M2.5 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 46.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2.5 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 41.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M2.5 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 48.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M2.5 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 46.