Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.5 vs Yi-1.5-34B
MiniMax-M2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 30.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.5 scores higher in 6 categories and Yi-1.5-34B in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax-M2.5 leads 39.2 to 14.8.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-1.5-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 38.3 | 30.6 |
| Released | 2026-02-12 | 2024-05-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 33 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 48.1 (#58), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.4 (#272)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1381 | 1169 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 75.8% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1387 | — |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 68.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 33.9% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 43.8% |
| ALE-Bench | 618.17 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.5: 30.4 (#77), Yi-1.5-34B: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 42.7% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | -23.16 | — |
Reasoning Yi-1.5-34B leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 17.5 (#292), Yi-1.5-34B: 22.5 (#191)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1372 | 1160 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 4.9% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 55.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 16.8% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 63.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.68 | — |
Math Too close to call
MiniMax-M2.5: 26.9 (#253), Yi-1.5-34B: 27.5 (#249)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1378 | 1182 |
| ProofBench | 4% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 25.5% |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 39.2 (#135), Yi-1.5-34B: 14.8 (#295)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1379 | 1144 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 32% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.1% | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 47.1 (#152), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.3 (#256)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1338 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1393 | 1213 |
| LMArena French | 1362 | 1156 |
| LMArena German | 1362 | 1111 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1171 | 1021 |
| LMArena Korean | 1232 | 1005 |
| LMArena Russian | 1358 | 1091 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1354 | 1121 |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 71.5 (#148), Yi-1.5-34B: 59.2 (#257)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1353 | 1139 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 37.5 (#216), Yi-1.5-34B: 34.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1366 | 1143 |
| CL-bench | 11.4% | — |
| CL-bench Life | 6.3% | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 53.9 (#153), Yi-1.5-34B: 37.4 (#257)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1359 | 1173 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1135 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1364 | 1153 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1361 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.5 better than Yi-1.5-34B?
MiniMax-M2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 30.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.5 or Yi-1.5-34B better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.1 versus 32.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.5 and Yi-1.5-34B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.5 has 33 scored results on Noometry and Yi-1.5-34B has 21.