MiniMax · Released Feb 12, 2026MiniMax-M2.5
Prior MiniMax coding model for agent workflows, office edits, and automation.
- Capability
- 146.7ECI · #66 of 148
- Input
- $0.30per 1M tokens
- Output
- $1.20per 1M tokens
- Context
- 205K131K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $0.30per million tokens
- Output
- $1.20per million tokens
- Cached input
- $0.03per million tokens
- Cache write
- $0.375per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $0.525cheaper than 59% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $1.20 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $13.50 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $135.00 |
Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price, as listed on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
#66 of 148 scored models
The shaded band is Epoch AI’s confidence range (142.3–147.9); the tick marks the median scored model.
Scores from Epoch AI, run independently of MiniMax.
The details
- Lab
- MiniMax
- Released
- Feb 12, 2026
- Context window
- 204,800 tokens
- Max output
- 131,072 tokens
- Inputs
- Text
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- Always on
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Structured output
- No
- Weights
- Open weights
- API model ID
MiniMax-M2.5on MiniMax (minimax.io)- Availability
- 21 API providerslisted on models.dev
What MiniMax claims
Published by the lab at launch. Settings vary, so compare these only with care.
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About MiniMax-M2.5
How much does MiniMax-M2.5 cost?
MiniMax-M2.5 costs $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price). Cached input is $0.03 per million tokens, and writing to the cache costs $0.375. At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $0.525 per million tokens, cheaper than 59% of the 360 priced models we track.
What is the context window of MiniMax-M2.5?
MiniMax-M2.5 accepts up to 204,800 tokens per request and can write up to 131,072 tokens in one response.
How good is MiniMax-M2.5?
Epoch AI gives MiniMax-M2.5 a Capabilities Index score of 146.7 (likely range 142.3–147.9), ranking it #66 of 148 models Epoch has scored.
Is MiniMax-M2.5 open source?
Yes. MiniMax publishes the weights, so it can be downloaded and self-hosted.
What inputs does MiniMax-M2.5 support?
MiniMax-M2.5 accepts text and replies in text. It is a reasoning model, supports tool calling.
When was MiniMax-M2.5 released?
MiniMax released MiniMax-M2.5 on Feb 12, 2026.
What are the best alternatives to MiniMax-M2.5?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are GPT-5.4 nano (OpenAI, ECI 145.8, $0.20 / $1.25), Qwen3.5 Plus (Alibaba (Qwen), ECI 146.8, $0.40 / $2.40), DeepSeek V3.2 (DeepSeek, ECI 146.3, $0.296 / $0.48) and Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (NVIDIA, ECI 146.2, $0.50 / $2.50).