DeepSeek OCR 2 vs Tiny Aya Earth vs MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed comes out ahead, 34 to 15 and 15 on our weighted score.
DeepSeekDeepSeek OCR 2
15/100- ECI—
- Price$0.89 / $1.47
- Context8K
CohereTiny Aya Earth
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context8K
- Our pick
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed
34/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $2.40
- Context205K
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed is our pick
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed is the better all-round choice, scoring 34/100 against DeepSeek OCR 2 (15) and Tiny Aya Earth (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceDeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek OCR 2 $1.03 · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed $1.05 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Tiny Aya Earth unpriced
- Longest contextMiniMax-M2.5-highspeedMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed 204,800 · DeepSeek OCR 2 8,192 · Tiny Aya Earth 8,000 tokens
- Widest inputsDeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek OCR 2: Text, Images · Tiny Aya Earth: Text · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | DeepSeek OCR 2 | Tiny Aya Earth | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 25 | 25 | 35 |
| Context window | 40% | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Overall | 100% | 15/100 | 15/100 | 34/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | DeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek | Tiny Aya EarthCohere | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeedMiniMax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.89 | — | $0.60 (best) |
| Output | $1.47 (best) | — | $2.40 |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.06 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.03 (best) | — | $1.05 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | — | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 8,192 tokens | 8,000 tokens | 204,800 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 8,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | No | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 | Open |
| API model ID | — | tiny-aya-earth | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed |
| API providers | 2 | 1 | 7 (best) |
| Released | Jan 27, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- DeepSeek OCR 2$11.83
- Tiny Aya Earth—
- MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed$10.80
Which should you choose?
Which is better: DeepSeek OCR 2, Tiny Aya Earth or MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed?
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed is the better all-round choice, scoring 34/100 against DeepSeek OCR 2 (15) and Tiny Aya Earth (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek OCR 2, Tiny Aya Earth or MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed?
DeepSeek OCR 2 is cheaper at $0.89 input / $1.47 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed costs $0.60 input / $2.40 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.03 per million tokens for DeepSeek OCR 2 versus $1.05 for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (1× as much). Tiny Aya Earth has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. DeepSeek OCR 2 has not been scored yet, Tiny Aya Earth has not been scored yet and MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for DeepSeek OCR 2, Tiny Aya Earth and MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that DeepSeek OCR 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed has the largest context window at 204,800 tokens, against 8,192 for DeepSeek OCR 2 and 8,000 for Tiny Aya Earth. Maximum output per response: DeepSeek OCR 2 up to 8,192, Tiny Aya Earth up to 8,000, MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
DeepSeek OCR 2 accepts text and images; Tiny Aya Earth accepts text; MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed accepts text. DeepSeek OCR 2 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Tiny Aya Earth is the newest, released Feb 17, 2026. MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed came out Feb 13, 2026; DeepSeek OCR 2 came out Jan 27, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
