# Hy3 vs MiniMax-M2.5

> Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 38.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/hy3-vs-minimax-m2-5
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 19

## Summary

- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Hy3 scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax-M2.5 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Hy3 leads 40.1 to 26.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 41.2% for Hy3 and 16.8% for MiniMax-M2.5.
- Hy3 is cheaper at $0.13 / $0.53 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.5.
- Hy3 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 205K.

## Snapshot

| | Hy3 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 44.2 | 38.3 |
| Rank | 79 | 188 |
| Context | 262K | 205K |
| Input $/M | $0.13 | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | $0.53 | $1.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Hy3: 46.8 (#63)
- MiniMax-M2.5: 48.1 (#58)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1508 | 1387 |
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | 1381 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 75.8% |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | — | 68.3% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 618.17 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Hy3: —
- MiniMax-M2.5: 30.4 (#77)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 42.7% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | -23.16 |

## Reasoning

- Hy3: 26.1 (#136)
- MiniMax-M2.5: 17.5 (#292)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 41.2% | 16.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1447 | 1372 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 4.9% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 55.2% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 63.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.68 |

## Math

- Hy3: 40.1 (#93)
- MiniMax-M2.5: 26.9 (#253)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1475 | 1378 |
| ProofBench | — | 4% |

## Knowledge

- Hy3: 40.8 (#114)
- MiniMax-M2.5: 39.2 (#135)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | 1379 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 9.1% |

## Multilingual

- Hy3: 53.5 (#65)
- MiniMax-M2.5: 47.1 (#152)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1338 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1493 | 1393 |
| LMArena French | 1461 | 1362 |
| LMArena German | 1439 | 1362 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1392 | 1171 |
| LMArena Korean | 1395 | 1232 |
| LMArena Russian | 1432 | 1358 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1456 | 1354 |

## Instruction Following

- Hy3: 75.1 (#70)
- MiniMax-M2.5: 71.5 (#148)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | 1353 |

## Long Context

- Hy3: 44.1 (#75)
- MiniMax-M2.5: 37.5 (#216)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1442 | 1366 |
| CL-bench | — | 11.4% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 6.3% |

## Writing & Preference

- Hy3: 62.2 (#81)
- MiniMax-M2.5: 53.9 (#153)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1439 | 1359 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1364 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1361 |

## FAQ

### Is Hy3 better than MiniMax-M2.5?

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 38.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Hy3 or MiniMax-M2.5?

Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.53 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2.5 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.

### Is Hy3 or MiniMax-M2.5 better for coding?

MiniMax-M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.1 versus 46.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Hy3 does, with 262K tokens against 205K.

### How many benchmarks do Hy3 and MiniMax-M2.5 share?

19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy3 has 19 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.5 has 33.