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Claude Sonnet 5 vs MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 22 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

65.32/100
Margin
4.9pts
winning →
70.19/100
3 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Claude Sonnet 5 #29 (Estimated); MiMo-V2.5-Pro #14 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Claude Sonnet 5 and MiMo-V2.5-Pro share 22 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 14 results are unique to Claude Sonnet 5; 9 to MiMo-V2.5-Pro.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
22
Claude Sonnet 5 only
14
MiMo-V2.5-Pro only
9
Comparable categories
3 / 8

Pick MiMo-V2.5-Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Claude Sonnet 5 only becomes the better choice if coding is the priority.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 22 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 3 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

MiMo-V2.5-Pro is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 70.19 to 65.32. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Claude Sonnet 5 and MiMo-V2.5-Pro
CategoryClaude Sonnet 5ΔMiMo-V2.5-Pro
CodingClaude Sonnet 576.7Margin 19.5MiMo-V2.5-Pro57.2
AgenticClaude Sonnet 581.9Margin 13.5MiMo-V2.5-Pro68.4
KnowledgeClaude Sonnet 557.4Margin 9.4MiMo-V2.5-Pro48.0
MultimodalClaude Sonnet 588.3MarginNo overlapMiMo-V2.5-ProNot measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Claude Sonnet 5B · MiMo-V2.5-Pro
  1. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 80.4%B 68.4%
    Winner: Claude Sonnet 5Δ 12
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: Claude Sonnet 5 scored 80.4%; MiMo-V2.5-Pro scored 68.4%. Claude Sonnet 5 wins this benchmark.
  2. HLE

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 57.4%B 48%
    Winner: Claude Sonnet 5Δ 9.4
    HLE: Claude Sonnet 5 scored 57.4%; MiMo-V2.5-Pro scored 48%. Claude Sonnet 5 wins this benchmark.
  3. SWE-bench Pro

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 63.2%B 57.2%
    Winner: Claude Sonnet 5Δ 6
    SWE-bench Pro: Claude Sonnet 5 scored 63.2%; MiMo-V2.5-Pro scored 57.2%. Claude Sonnet 5 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricClaude Sonnet 5MiMo-V2.5-ProComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensClaude Sonnet 5$2 input / $10 outputMiMo-V2.5-ProNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondClaude Sonnet 5Not availableMiMo-V2.5-ProNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenClaude Sonnet 5Not availableMiMo-V2.5-ProNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensClaude Sonnet 51MMiMo-V2.5-Pro1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticClaude Sonnet 5 wins
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5MiMo-V2.5-ProResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 80.4%68.4%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
BrowseCompSource 84.7%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource 57.4%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 81.2%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 16071265Claude Sonnet 5 leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 46.7%29.1%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
GDPval-AASource 55.4%38.3%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
AA BriefcaseSource 1388873Claude Sonnet 5 leads
AA AutomationBenchSource 39.2%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 44.7%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 90.1%73.3%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
AA Tau3 BankingSource 28.2%Not comparable
aaTerminalBench21Source 80.5%65.2%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claw-EvalSource 63.8%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource 72.9%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 94.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 2.4%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 62.70%Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource 38.2%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource 43.2%Not comparable
CodingClaude Sonnet 5 wins
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5MiMo-V2.5-ProResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 85.2%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 63.2%57.2%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
SWE MultilingualSource 78.3%Not comparable
SWE MultimodalSource 28.1%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 80.4%68.4%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
FrontierCode 1.1 MainSource 42.7%Not comparable
cursorBench32Source 61.5%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 71.5%60.2%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 53.6%50.2%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5MiMo-V2.5-ProResult
AA-LCRSource 70.7%73.3%MiMo-V2.5-Pro leads
CritPtSource 16.9%4.0%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
KnowledgeClaude Sonnet 5 wins
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5MiMo-V2.5-ProResult
HLESource 57.4%48%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
HLE w/o toolsSource 43.2%34%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 53.4%42.2%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 91.1%86.6%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
AA-HLESource 39.6%33.8%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 15.3%3.6%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 38.3%22.6%Claude Sonnet 5 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 37.3%24.5%MiMo-V2.5-Pro leads
AA Openness IndexSource 38.9%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5MiMo-V2.5-ProResult
CharXivSource 88.3%Not comparable
CharXiv w/o toolsSource 77%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 77.3%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 13141298Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkClaude Sonnet 5MiMo-V2.5-ProResult
AA-IFBenchSource 79.9%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (4)

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5 or MiMo-V2.5-Pro?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 70.19 to 65.32. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 80.4% and 68.4%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Sonnet 5 or MiMo-V2.5-Pro?

Claude Sonnet 5 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 57.4 versus 48. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Accuracy is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 5 or MiMo-V2.5-Pro?

Claude Sonnet 5 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 76.7 versus 57.2. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Claude Sonnet 5 or MiMo-V2.5-Pro?

Claude Sonnet 5 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.9 versus 68.4. Inside this category, AA Briefcase is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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