MiniMax M2.5 vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 59 (6 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

73
MMLU
82
72
GPQA
82
70
SuperGPQA
80
68
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

MiniMax M2.5

65

o4-mini (high)

74

65
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

MiniMax M2.5

72

o4-mini (high)

82

73
AIME 2023
83
75
AIME 2024
85
74
AIME 2025
84
69
HMMT Feb 2023
79
71
HMMT Feb 2024
81
70
HMMT Feb 2025
80
72
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

MiniMax M2.5

69

o4-mini (high)

79

70
SimpleQA
80
68
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M2.5 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 59, a difference of 6 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M2.5 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 70.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2.5 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 65.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M2.5 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 72.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M2.5 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 69.