# GPT-5.4 mini vs MiniMax M2.5

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.4 mini and MiniMax M2.5 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-minimax-m2-5
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-5.4 mini and MiniMax M2.5 share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- MiniMax M2.5 has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-5.4 mini has the larger published context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.4 mini | MiniMax M2.5 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | MiniMax |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 61.11 | 55.09 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 19 | 1 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.75 / $4.50 | $0.30 / $1.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 39.1 (Estimated · #119/152)
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: 41.1 (Estimated · #112/152)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | MiniMax M2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 72.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 57.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 42.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | 93.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 54.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 42.7 (Supported · #104/151)
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: 48.6 (Estimated · #68/151)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | MiniMax M2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 47.97% | 14.85% | GPT-5.4 mini |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | 27.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 81.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 73.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 57.2 (#31/48)
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | MiniMax M2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 76.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 78% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 73.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 55.6 (Supported · #52/183)
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | MiniMax M2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 88% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 41.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 28.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 83.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 84.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 89.8 (#23/123)
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.4 mini public-lane score: 44.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.4 mini | MiniMax M2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 28.280% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.080% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-5.4 mini and MiniMax M2.5?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-5.4 mini vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-gpt-5-4-mini)
- [MiniMax M2.5 vs GPT-5.4](/compare/gpt-5-4-vs-minimax-m2-5)
- [GPT-5.4 mini vs GPT-5.4 Pro](/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-gpt-5-4-pro)
- [MiniMax M2.5 vs GPT-5.4 Pro](/compare/gpt-5-4-pro-vs-minimax-m2-5)

## Explore More

- [GPT-5.4 mini profile](/models/gpt-5-4-mini)
- [MiniMax M2.5 profile](/models/minimax-m2-5)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)