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MiniMax M2.5 vs MiniMax M2.7
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Winner summary
MiniMax M2.7 wins on 7/10 benchmarks
MiniMax M2.7 wins 7 of 10 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · reasoning · language.
Category leads
arena·MiniMax M2.7coding·MiniMax M2.5reasoning·MiniMax M2.7language·MiniMax M2.7math·MiniMax M2.7knowledge·MiniMax M2.7
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
MiniMax M2.5
#71 by perf·no signal
MiniMax M2.7
#32 by perf·no signal
Best value
MiniMax M2.5
1.0x better value than MiniMax M2.7
MiniMax M2.5
84.8 pts/$
$0.65/M
MiniMax M2.7
84.7 pts/$
$0.75/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
10 benchmarks · 2 models
MiniMax M2.5MiniMax M2.7
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +31.4
MiniMax M2.5
1396.3
MiniMax M2.7
1427.7
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +1.4
MiniMax M2.5
1404.4
MiniMax M2.7
1403.0
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +1.7
MiniMax M2.5
51.7
MiniMax M2.7
50.0
LiveBench · Coding
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +15.8
MiniMax M2.5
70.7
MiniMax M2.7
54.9
LiveBench · Data Analysis
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +6.7
MiniMax M2.5
49.6
MiniMax M2.7
56.3
LiveBench · If
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +3.9
MiniMax M2.5
57.2
MiniMax M2.7
61.1
LiveBench · Language
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +11.7
MiniMax M2.5
55.1
MiniMax M2.7
66.8
LiveBench · Mathematics
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +3.1
MiniMax M2.5
77.4
MiniMax M2.7
80.5
LiveBench · Overall
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +3.4
MiniMax M2.5
60.1
MiniMax M2.7
63.5
LiveBench · Reasoning
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +15.5
MiniMax M2.5
59.3
MiniMax M2.7
74.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | MiniMax M2.5 | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1396.3 | 1427.7 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1404.4 | 1403.0 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 51.7 | 50.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 70.7 | 54.9 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 49.6 | 56.3 |
LiveBench · If | 57.2 | 61.1 |
LiveBench · Language | 55.1 | 66.8 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 77.4 | 80.5 |
LiveBench · Overall | 60.1 | 63.5 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 59.3 | 74.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.15 | $1.15 | 197K tokens (~98 books) | $4.00 | |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 197K tokens (~98 books) | $5.25 |