MiniMax: MiniMax M2
Analysis Summary
MiniMax: MiniMax M2 sits in the Specialist tier on our leaderboard, ranked #64 of 525 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.255 input and $1.00 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 is a strong all-round model with impressive instruction-following, agentic capability, and very competitive pricing — making it one of the better value propositions in this batch. Tool use, function calling, and solid reasoning scores make it a credible choice for business automation and content workflows, though limited Western enterprise support is a consideration.
Assessed April 23, 2026
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Performance Profile
MiniMax-M2 is a compact, high-efficiency large language model optimized for end-to-end coding and agentic workflows. With 10 billion activated parameters (230 billion total), it delivers near-frontier intelligence across general reasoning,..
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Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
minimax/minimax-m2
|
| Provider | minimax |
| Release Date | October 23, 2025 |
| Context Length | 196,608 tokens |
| Max Completion | 196,608 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.26 | $0.000255 |
| Output | $1.00 | $0.001000 |
Live Performance
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