MiniMax M2.5 vs Nova Pro

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

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M2.5 wins overall with a score of 59 vs 32 (27 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

Nova Pro

38.8

73
MMLU
41
72
GPQA
40
70
SuperGPQA
38
68
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

65

Nova Pro

33

65
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

72

Nova Pro

40

73
AIME 2023
41
75
AIME 2024
43
74
AIME 2025
42
69
HMMT Feb 2023
37
71
HMMT Feb 2024
39
70
HMMT Feb 2025
38
72
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

69

Nova Pro

38

70
SimpleQA
39
68
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M2.5 or Nova Pro?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 32, a difference of 27 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M2.5 or Nova Pro?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 38.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2.5 or Nova Pro?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 33.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M2.5 or Nova Pro?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 40.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M2.5 or Nova Pro?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 38.