MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed vs Seed 2.0 Code vs Tiny Aya Earth
Seed 2.0 Code comes out ahead, 63 to 34 and 15 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed
34/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $2.40
- Context205K
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.0 Code
63/100- ECI—
- Price$0.475 / $2.37
- Context262K
CohereTiny Aya Earth
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context8K
Seed 2.0 Code is our pick
Seed 2.0 Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (34) 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 priceSeed 2.0 CodeSeed 2.0 Code $0.95 · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed $1.05 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Tiny Aya Earth unpriced
- Longest contextSeed 2.0 CodeSeed 2.0 Code 262,144 · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed 204,800 · Tiny Aya Earth 8,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 2.0 CodeMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed: Text · Seed 2.0 Code: Text, Images, Video · Tiny Aya Earth: Text
- Self-hostingMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed and Tiny Aya EarthPublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed | Seed 2.0 Code | Tiny Aya Earth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 80 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 32 | 37 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 34/100 | 63/100 | 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 | Seed 2.0 CodeByteDance Seed | Tiny Aya EarthCohere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.60 | $0.475 (best) | — |
| Output | $2.40 | $2.37 (best) | — |
| Cached input | $0.06 (best) | $0.095 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.05 | $0.95 (best) | — |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Over 32K: $0.712 / $3.56 | — |
| Price source | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API | Official Volcengine Ark API | — |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 204,800 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) | 8,000 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens (best) | 8,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 |
| API model ID | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed | doubao-seed-2-0-code-preview-260215 | tiny-aya-earth |
| API providers | 7 | 10 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 14, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed$10.80
- Seed 2.0 Code$9.50
- Tiny Aya Earth—
Which should you choose?
Which is better: MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed, Seed 2.0 Code or Tiny Aya Earth?
Seed 2.0 Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (34) 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, MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed, Seed 2.0 Code or Tiny Aya Earth?
Seed 2.0 Code is cheaper at $0.475 input / $2.37 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). 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 $0.95 per million tokens for Seed 2.0 Code versus $1.05 for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (1.1× 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. MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed has not been scored yet, Seed 2.0 Code has not been scored yet and Tiny Aya Earth has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed, Seed 2.0 Code and Tiny Aya Earth 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?
Seed 2.0 Code has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 204,800 for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed and 8,000 for Tiny Aya Earth. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed up to 131,072, Seed 2.0 Code up to 131,072, Tiny Aya Earth up to 8,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed accepts text; Seed 2.0 Code accepts text, images and video; Tiny Aya Earth accepts text. Seed 2.0 Code handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed and Tiny Aya Earth publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Seed 2.0 Code is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Tiny Aya Earth is the newest, released Feb 17, 2026. Seed 2.0 Code came out Feb 14, 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.
