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MiniMax M2.5

by minimax · Released Feb 2026

Open Source
51.4
avg score
Rank #146
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Better than 55% of all models
Context
200K tokens (~100 books)
Input $/1M
$0.27
Output $/1M
$1.08
Type
text
License
Open Source
Benchmarks
24 tested
Data as of
About

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...

Tested on 24 benchmarks · BenchGecko score 51.4. Top scores: Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall (1390.8%), Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding (1386.3%), OpenCompass · IFEval (91.1%).

Looking for similar performance at lower cost?
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Capabilities
coding
59.7
#48 globally
reasoning
44.4
#104 globally
math
81.8
#28 globally
knowledge
51.6
#125 globally
agentic
6.2
#78 globally
language
67.8
#88 globally
general
7.2
#218 globally
Benchmark Scores
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Tested on 24 benchmarks · Ranked across 8 categories
Score Distribution (all 326 models)
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Model Family · minimax MiniMax M2.5
Feb 2026
51.4
$0.27/M in200Kctx24 benchmarks
Feb 2026
$0.00/M in(-0.27)197Kctx(-3K)
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Specifications
  • Typetext
  • Context200K tokens (~100 books)
  • ReleasedFeb 2026
  • LicenseOpen Source
  • StatusActive
  • Cost / Message~$0.002
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MiniMax M2.5 is an open-source text AI model by minimax, released in February 2026. It has an average benchmark score of 51.4. Context window: 200K tokens.

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Key facts · as of 2026-11-11

  • MiniMax M2.5 by minimax. BenchGecko score 51.4, rank 146 of 326 scored models (normalized average of public benchmark scores).
  • List price $0.27 input · $1.08 output per 1M tokens (as of 2026-11-11).
  • Sold by 5 providers (as of 2026-11-11): StreamLake $0.27 in / $1.08 out · Venice $0.27 in / $0.95 out · AtlasCloud (fp8) $0.29 in / $1.20 out · DigitalOcean $0.30 in / $1.20 out · GMICloud (fp8) $0.30 in / $1.20 out. Every provider
  • Gecko Tests · Gecko Score 23 (rank 53): Who Are You E (Sometimes says it is OpenAI) · Censorship Index E (Refuses or dodges 8%) · Knowledge Horizon D (Knows news up to Dec 2024) · Tokenizer Tax D (64% more tokens outside English).

How to cite · data as of 2026-11-11

MiniMax M2.5 · benchmarks, pricing and providers. BenchGecko, data as of 2026-11-11. https://benchgecko.ai/model/minimax-m2-5

Credit "Source: BenchGecko" with a link. Prices per provider and Gecko Tests are BenchGecko data (CC BY 4.0); benchmark scores keep their original source, listed in the JSON. JSON · llms.txt · MCP