Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.5 vs Yi-34B
MiniMax-M2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 27.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.5 scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-34B in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax-M2.5 leads 39.2 to 7.5.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 38.3 | 27.8 |
| Released | 2026-02-12 | 2023-11-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 33 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 48.1 (#58), Yi-34B: 32.3 (#274)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1381 | 1112 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 75.8% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1387 | — |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 68.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 618.17 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.5: 30.4 (#77), Yi-34B: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 42.7% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | -23.16 | — |
Reasoning Yi-34B leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 17.5 (#292), Yi-34B: 21.2 (#226)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1372 | 1104 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.68 | 117.39 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 4.9% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 55.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 16.8% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 63.7% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
Math MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 26.9 (#253), Yi-34B: 21.6 (#282)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1378 | 1114 |
| ProofBench | 4% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 5.1% |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 39.2 (#135), Yi-34B: 7.5 (#309)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1379 | 1061 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 14.7% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.1% | — |
| MMLU | — | 76.3% |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 47.1 (#152), Yi-34B: 29.7 (#264)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1338 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1393 | 1176 |
| LMArena French | 1362 | 1081 |
| LMArena German | 1362 | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1171 | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | 1232 | 959 |
| LMArena Russian | 1358 | 1050 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1354 | 1070 |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 71.5 (#148), Yi-34B: 56.2 (#274)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1353 | 1091 |
Long Context MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 37.5 (#216), Yi-34B: 33.2 (#264)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1366 | 1094 |
| CL-bench | 11.4% | — |
| CL-bench Life | 6.3% | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.5 leads
MiniMax-M2.5: 53.9 (#153), Yi-34B: 34.1 (#273)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.5 | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1359 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1364 | 1113 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1361 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.5 better than Yi-34B?
MiniMax-M2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 27.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.5 or Yi-34B better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.1 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.5 and Yi-34B share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.5 has 33 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.