MiniMax M2.5 vs Z-1

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

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M2.5 wins overall with a score of 59 vs 43 (16 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

Z-1

49.8

73
MMLU
52
72
GPQA
51
70
SuperGPQA
49
68
OpenBookQA
47

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

65

Z-1

44

65
HumanEval
44

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

72

Z-1

51

73
AIME 2023
52
75
AIME 2024
54
74
AIME 2025
53
69
HMMT Feb 2023
48
71
HMMT Feb 2024
50
70
HMMT Feb 2025
49
72
BRUMO 2025
51

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

69

Z-1

49

70
SimpleQA
50
68
MuSR
48

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M2.5 or Z-1?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 43, a difference of 16 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M2.5 or Z-1?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 49.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2.5 or Z-1?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 44.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M2.5 or Z-1?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 51.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M2.5 or Z-1?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 49.