MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed vs Sarvam 30B vs Tiny Aya Water
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed comes out ahead, 34 to 31 and 15 on our weighted score, though Sarvam 30B is 26× cheaper per token.
- Our pick
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed
34/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $2.40
- Context205K
Sarvam AI
Sarvam 30B
31/100- ECI—
- Price$0.02 / $0.10
- Context128K
CohereTiny Aya Water
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context8K
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed is our pick
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed is the better all-round choice, scoring 34/100 against Sarvam 30B (31) and Tiny Aya Water (15). It leads on 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 priceSarvam 30BSarvam 30B $0.04 · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed $1.05 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Tiny Aya Water unpriced
- Longest contextMiniMax-M2.5-highspeedMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed 204,800 · Sarvam 30B 128,000 · Tiny Aya Water 8,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed: Text · Sarvam 30B: Text · Tiny Aya Water: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed | Sarvam 30B | Tiny Aya Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 32 | 24 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 34/100 | 31/100 | 15/100 |
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 | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeedMiniMax | Sarvam 30BSarvam AI | Tiny Aya WaterCohere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.60 | $0.02 (best) | — |
| Output | $2.40 | $0.10 (best) | — |
| Cached input | $0.06 | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.05 | $0.04 (best) | — |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | — |
| Price source | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API | Median of 1 providers | — |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 204,800 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens | 8,000 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens | 8,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes · low · medium · high | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 |
| API model ID | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed | sarvam-30b | tiny-aya-water |
| API providers | 7 (best) | 2 | 1 |
| Released | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 18, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed$10.80
- Sarvam 30B$0.40
- Tiny Aya Water—
Which should you choose?
Which is better: MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed, Sarvam 30B or Tiny Aya Water?
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed is the better all-round choice, scoring 34/100 against Sarvam 30B (31) and Tiny Aya Water (15). It leads on 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, MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed, Sarvam 30B or Tiny Aya Water?
Sarvam 30B is cheaper at $0.02 input / $0.10 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 $0.04 per million tokens for Sarvam 30B versus $1.05 for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (26× as much). Tiny Aya Water has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed has not been scored yet, Sarvam 30B has not been scored yet and Tiny Aya Water has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed, Sarvam 30B and Tiny Aya Water yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed has the largest context window at 204,800 tokens, against 128,000 for Sarvam 30B and 8,000 for Tiny Aya Water. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed up to 131,072, Sarvam 30B up to 128,000, Tiny Aya Water up to 8,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed accepts text; Sarvam 30B accepts text; Tiny Aya Water accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
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?
Sarvam 30B is the newest, released Feb 18, 2026. Tiny Aya Water came out Feb 17, 2026; MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed came out Feb 13, 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.
