Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
MiniMax M2 vs GLM 4.5
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
GLM 4.5 wins on 5/7 benchmarks
GLM 4.5 wins 5 of 7 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · math · knowledge.
Category leads
arena·GLM 4.5math·GLM 4.5knowledge·GLM 4.5language·MiniMax M2coding·MiniMax M2
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
MiniMax M2
#19 by perf·no signal
GLM 4.5
#20 by perf·no signal
Best value
MiniMax M2
2.2x better value than GLM 4.5
MiniMax M2
110.8 pts/$
$0.63/M
GLM 4.5
49.4 pts/$
$1.40/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
z-ai
private · undisclosed
Head to head
7 benchmarks · 2 models
MiniMax M2GLM 4.5
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
GLM 4.5 leads by +64.3
MiniMax M2
1346.6
GLM 4.5
1410.9
OpenCompass · AIME2025
GLM 4.5 leads by +6.7
MiniMax M2
79.1
GLM 4.5
85.8
OpenCompass · GPQA-Diamond
GLM 4.5 leads by +0.8
MiniMax M2
78.7
GLM 4.5
79.5
OpenCompass · HLE
GLM 4.5 leads by +3.5
MiniMax M2
13.4
GLM 4.5
16.9
OpenCompass · IFEval
MiniMax M2 leads by +4.8
MiniMax M2
90.2
GLM 4.5
85.4
OpenCompass · LiveCodeBenchV6
MiniMax M2 leads by +9.0
MiniMax M2
74.0
GLM 4.5
65.0
OpenCompass · MMLU-Pro
GLM 4.5 leads by +1.1
MiniMax M2
81.6
GLM 4.5
82.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | MiniMax M2 | GLM 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1346.6 | 1410.9 |
OpenCompass · AIME2025 | 79.1 | 85.8 |
OpenCompass · GPQA-Diamond | 78.7 | 79.5 |
OpenCompass · HLE | 13.4 | 16.9 |
OpenCompass · IFEval | 90.2 | 85.4 |
OpenCompass · LiveCodeBenchV6 | 74.0 | 65.0 |
OpenCompass · MMLU-Pro | 81.6 | 82.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.26 | $1.00 | 197K tokens (~98 books) | $4.41 | |
| $0.60 | $2.20 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $10.00 |