Minimax M2 5 vs O3 Mini
As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M2 5 leads O3 Mini in 3 of 4 shared categories: Reasoning, Long context, and Abstraction (ARC).
Minimax M2 5
It used to be. Was SOTA in Coding › Web dev.
O3 Mini
It used to be. Was SOTA in Reasoning.
| Category | Minimax M2 5 | O3 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #127 · #127 in General LLM Margin 86.39455782312925 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #7 · #7 in General LLM Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Apr 16, 2025 |
| Reasoning | #119 · #119 in Reasoning Margin 82.1917808219178 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #133 · Was SOTA · Reasoning Margin 91.78082191780823 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Science | — | #76 · #76 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jan 31, 2025 |
| Coding | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Coding › Web dev | #77 · #77 in Coding › Web dev Margin 71.02803738317758 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | — |
| Long context | #116 · #116 in Long context Margin 78.91156462585033 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #145 · #145 in Long context Margin 98.63945578231292 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Factuality | #113 · #113 in Factuality Margin 85.07462686567165 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jan 31, 2025 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #36 · #36 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Feb 12, 2026 | #51 · #51 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jan 31, 2025 |
Minimax M2 5: $0.47250000000000003 per 1M blended tokens.
O3 Mini: $1.9250000000000003 per 1M blended tokens.
Minimax M2 5: open weights.
O3 Mini: closed weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, O3 Mini leads Minimax M2 5 in General LLM at #7 against #127.
Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M2 5 leads O3 Mini in Reasoning at #119 against #133.
Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M2 5 leads O3 Mini in Long context at #116 against #145.
Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M2 5 leads O3 Mini in Abstraction (ARC) at #36 against #51.
Minimax M2 5 or O3 Mini?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M2 5 leads O3 Mini in 3 of 4 shared categories: Reasoning, Long context, and Abstraction (ARC).
Minimax M2 5 or O3 Mini for General LLM?
As of Oct 14, 2026, O3 Mini leads Minimax M2 5 in General LLM at #7 against #127.
Minimax M2 5 or O3 Mini for Reasoning?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M2 5 leads O3 Mini in Reasoning at #119 against #133.
Minimax M2 5 or O3 Mini for Long context?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M2 5 leads O3 Mini in Long context at #116 against #145.