MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

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

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M2.5 wins overall with a score of 59 vs 31 (28 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

37.8

73
MMLU
40
72
GPQA
39
70
SuperGPQA
37
68
OpenBookQA
35

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

65

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

32

65
HumanEval
32

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

72

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

39

73
AIME 2023
40
75
AIME 2024
42
74
AIME 2025
41
69
HMMT Feb 2023
36
71
HMMT Feb 2024
38
70
HMMT Feb 2025
37
72
BRUMO 2025
39

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

69

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

37

70
SimpleQA
38
68
MuSR
36

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 31, a difference of 28 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 37.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 32.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 39.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 37.