Model comparison
MiMo-V2.5 vs MiniMax-M2
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.5 scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where MiMo-V2.5 leads 28.6 to 19.4.
- MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.
- MiMo-V2.5 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 205K.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 43.4 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2026-04-22 | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 205K |
| Max output | 131K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 43.9 (#81), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1438 | 1297 |
| LMArena Coding | 1469 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| SciCode | 43.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 513.95 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: —, MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 28.6 (#101), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1450 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
| CritPt | 3.7% | — |
Math Too close to call
MiMo-V2.5: 36.8 (#163), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1436 | 1352 |
| ProofBench | 16% | — |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 40.8 (#115), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | 1337 |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 39.8 (#54), MiniMax-M2: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1247 | — |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 51.9 (#99), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1468 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1447 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1421 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1416 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1306 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | — |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 75.5 (#60), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1434 | 1328 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 44.2 (#73), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1445 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 61.6 (#86), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1393 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.5 better than MiniMax-M2?
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.5 or MiniMax-M2?
MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is MiMo-V2.5 or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
MiMo-V2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.9 versus 39.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.5 does, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.5 and MiniMax-M2 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.5 has 23 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.