MiniMax M2.7 vs MiMo V2.5
MiniMax M2.7 and MiMo V2.5 match in llmrun Score, with values of 106.8 versus 108.3; neither fits 24 GB.
Model A · MiniMax
MiniMax M2.7228.7B · 11B active · 200K context · Other · Apr 2026
Model B · Xiaomi
MiMo V2.5310.8B · 17.4B active · 1M context · MIT · Apr 2026
Choose MiniMax M2.7 if you want…
Lighter on memory
137.8 vs 186.9 GB at Q4_K_M
Choose MiMo V2.5 if you want…
Ahead on the benchmarks
4 of 5 shared boards
Longer context window
1M vs 200K tokens
More permissive license
MIT vs Other
On your hardware
Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.
8 GB
RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier
MiniMax M2.7
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 86.6 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
MiniMax M2.7
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 86.6 GB
16 GB
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier
MiniMax M2.7
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 86.6 GB
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
MiniMax M2.7
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 86.6 GB
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
MiniMax M2.7
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 86.6 GB
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
MiniMax M2.7
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 86.6 GB
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
MiniMax M2.7
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 86.6 GB
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
MiniMax M2.7
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 86.6 GB
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
MiniMax M2.7
Q3_K_L · ~37 tok/s
119.6 GB · up to 32K
MiMo V2.5
IQ3_XXS · ~37 tok/s
121.5 GB · up to 64K
Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).
Overall
MiniMax M2.7
MiMo V2.5
Coding
MiniMax M2.7
MiMo V2.5
Science
MiniMax M2.7
MiMo V2.5
MiniMax M2.7 · #34 of 92 open models · #18 of 71 that fit ≤192 GB
MiMo V2.5 · #30 of 92 open models · #13 of 71 that fit ≤192 GB
MiniMax M2.7
1415.0#39/186 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
MiMo V2.5
1433.7#24/186 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
MiniMax M2.7
1397.9#27/50 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
MiMo V2.5
1438.1#20/50 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
MiniMax M2.7
47.0%#17/65 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Mar 2026
MiMo V2.5
43.1%#24/65 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI
MiniMax M2.7
0.6%#37/65 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Mar 2026
MiMo V2.5
3.7%#21/65 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI
MiniMax M2.7
3.0%#22/26 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Mar 2026
MiMo V2.5
16.0%#17/26 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI
3 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
MiniMax M2.7
599.3#26/42 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Mar 2026
MiMo V2.5
514.0#30/42 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI
Only MiniMax M2.7 (2)
- Terminal-Bench45.1%
- WeirdML37.0%
VRAM by quantization
Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.
Q2_K
MiniMax M2.7
97.8 GB80.1 GB file
32K 102 GB · 128K 114 GB
MiMo V2.5
132 GB108.9 GB file
32K 134 GB · 128K 139 GB
Q3_K_S
MiniMax M2.7
101 GB93.6 GB file
32K 105 GB · 128K 117 GB
MiMo V2.5
136 GB135.1 GB file
32K 138 GB · 128K 143 GB
Q3_K_M
MiniMax M2.7
112 GB101.2 GB file
32K 116 GB · 128K 128 GB
MiMo V2.5
152 GB140.0 GB file
32K 153 GB · 128K 158 GB
Q4_0
MiniMax M2.7
115 GB129.8 GB file
32K 119 GB · 128K 131 GB
MiMo V2.5
156 GB175.8 GB file
32K 157 GB · 128K 162 GB
Q4_K_M
MiniMax M2.7
138 GB140.2 GB file
32K 142 GB · 128K 154 GB
MiMo V2.5
187 GB190.9 GB file
32K 188 GB · 128K 193 GB
Q5_K_M
MiniMax M2.7
164 GB168.8 GB file
32K 167 GB · 128K 180 GB
MiMo V2.5
222 GB230.2 GB file
32K 223 GB · 128K 228 GB
Q6_K
MiniMax M2.7
189 GB188.1 GB file
32K 193 GB · 128K 206 GB
MiMo V2.5
257 GB257.0 GB file
32K 258 GB · 128K 263 GB
Q8_0
MiniMax M2.7
229 GB243.1 GB file
32K 233 GB · 128K 246 GB
MiMo V2.5
311 GB329.3 GB file
32K 313 GB · 128K 318 GB
19 more quants
IQ2_XXS
MiniMax M2.7
63.5 GB65.4 GB file
32K 67.4 GB · 128K 79.8 GB
MiMo V2.5
85.9 GB96.5 GB file
32K 87.4 GB · 128K 92.2 GB
IQ2_XS
MiniMax M2.7
69.2 GB67.9 GB file
32K 73.1 GB · 128K 85.6 GB
MiMo V2.5
93.6 GB93.1 GB file
32K 95.1 GB · 128K 100 GB
IQ2_S
MiniMax M2.7
72.0 GB69.1 GB file
32K 75.9 GB · 128K 88.4 GB
MiMo V2.5
97.5 GB94.7 GB file
32K 99.0 GB · 128K 104 GB
IQ2_M
MiniMax M2.7
77.7 GB70.1 GB file
32K 81.6 GB · 128K 94.1 GB
MiMo V2.5
105 GB96.6 GB file
32K 107 GB · 128K 112 GB
IQ3_XXS
MiniMax M2.7
89.2 GB80.1 GB file
32K 93.1 GB · 128K 106 GB
MiMo V2.5
121 GB125.9 GB file
32K 122 GB · 128K 127 GB
Q2_K_S
MiniMax M2.7
92.0 GB77.6 GB file
32K 95.9 GB · 128K 108 GB
MiMo V2.5
not listed
IQ3_XS
MiniMax M2.7
94.9 GB104.1 GB file
32K 98.8 GB · 128K 111 GB
MiMo V2.5
129 GB142.2 GB file
32K 130 GB · 128K 135 GB
IQ3_S
MiniMax M2.7
97.8 GB83.6 GB file
32K 102 GB · 128K 114 GB
MiMo V2.5
132 GB114.9 GB file
32K 134 GB · 128K 139 GB
IQ3_M
MiniMax M2.7
103 GB108.8 GB file
32K 107 GB · 128K 120 GB
MiMo V2.5
140 GB148.3 GB file
32K 142 GB · 128K 147 GB
Q3_K_L
MiniMax M2.7
118 GB108.5 GB file
32K 122 GB · 128K 134 GB
MiMo V2.5
160 GB147.9 GB file
32K 161 GB · 128K 166 GB
IQ4_XS
MiniMax M2.7
123 GB108.4 GB file
32K 127 GB · 128K 140 GB
MiMo V2.5
167 GB149.4 GB file
32K 169 GB · 128K 174 GB
IQ4_NL
MiniMax M2.7
129 GB110.8 GB file
32K 133 GB · 128K 146 GB
MiMo V2.5
175 GB152.6 GB file
32K 177 GB · 128K 182 GB
Q4_1
MiniMax M2.7
129 GB143.5 GB file
32K 133 GB · 128K 146 GB
MiMo V2.5
175 GB194.3 GB file
32K 177 GB · 128K 182 GB
Q4_K_S
MiniMax M2.7
129 GB131.0 GB file
32K 133 GB · 128K 146 GB
MiMo V2.5
175 GB178.8 GB file
32K 177 GB · 128K 182 GB
Q4_K_L
MiniMax M2.7
141 GB139.3 GB file
32K 145 GB · 128K 157 GB
MiMo V2.5
191 GB189.2 GB file
32K 192 GB · 128K 197 GB
Q5_0
MiniMax M2.7
143 GB157.5 GB file
32K 147 GB · 128K 160 GB
MiMo V2.5
not listed
Q5_1
MiniMax M2.7
158 GB171.7 GB file
32K 162 GB · 128K 174 GB
MiMo V2.5
not listed
Q5_K_S
MiniMax M2.7
158 GB159.0 GB file
32K 162 GB · 128K 174 GB
MiMo V2.5
214 GB216.3 GB file
32K 216 GB · 128K 220 GB
BF16
MiniMax M2.7
458 GB457.5 GB file
32K 462 GB · 128K 474 GB
MiMo V2.5
622 GB619.6 GB file
32K 623 GB · 128K 628 GB
MiniMax M2.7
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/MiniMax-M2.7-GGUF:Q4_K_MMiMo V2.5
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/MiMo-V2.5-GGUF:Q4_K_M| Spec | MiniMax M2.7 | MiMo V2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | MiniMax | Xiaomi |
| Parameters | 228.7B | 310.8B |
| Active parameters | 11B per token | 17B per token |
| Architecture | MiniMaxM2ForCausalLM | MiMoV2ForCausalLM |
| Context | 200K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Modalities | Chat, Function-calling | Chat, Function-calling |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, MiniMax M2.7 or MiMo V2.5?
MiniMax M2.7 and MiMo V2.5 match in llmrun Score, with values of 106.8 versus 108.3; neither fits 24 GB. Choose MiniMax M2.7 for lighter on memory; choose MiMo V2.5 for ahead on the benchmarks and longer context window.
Which needs less VRAM, MiniMax M2.7 or MiMo V2.5?
At Q4_K_M, MiniMax M2.7 requires 137.8 GB while MiMo V2.5 needs 186.9 GB, making MiniMax M2.7 the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run MiniMax M2.7 or MiMo V2.5 on a 16 GB GPU?
MiniMax M2.7 does not fit (smallest quant needs 65.3 GB); MiMo V2.5 does not fit (smallest quant needs 86.6 GB).
Which has a longer context window, MiniMax M2.7 or MiMo V2.5?
MiniMax M2.7 supports 204,800 tokens and MiMo V2.5 supports 1,048,576 tokens.