MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5
Analysis Summary
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 sits in the Professional tier on our leaderboard, ranked #46 of 525 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.150 input and $1.15 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a standard large context window and supports tool use and function calling.
Editorial notes
MiniMax M2.5 offers a strong combination of reasoning, agentic performance, and instruction-following at a very competitive price point, with solid content quality metrics. It lacks vision support and comes from a provider with limited Western business presence, but for text-based agentic and content workflows it delivers excellent value.
Assessed April 24, 2026
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Performance Profile
MiniMax-M2.5 is a SOTA large language model designed for real-world productivity. Trained in a diverse range of complex real-world digital working environments, M2.5 builds upon the coding expertise of M2.1..
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Performance Indices
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
minimax/minimax-m2.5
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| Provider | minimax |
| Release Date | February 12, 2026 |
| Context Length | 196,608 tokens |
| Max Completion | 131,072 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
| Output | $1.15 | $0.001150 |
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