MiniMax-M2 Her vs Trinity Large Preview
Trinity Large Preview comes out ahead, 34 to 26 on our weighted score.
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2 Her
26/100- ECI—
- Price$0.30 / $1.20
- Context66K
- Our pick
Arcee AITrinity Large Preview
34/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context524K
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Trinity Large Preview is our pick
Trinity Large Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 34/100 against MiniMax-M2 Her (26). It leads on context window. MiniMax-M2 Her wins on inputs & features. 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 priceMiniMax-M2 HerMiniMax-M2 Her $0.525 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Trinity Large Preview unpriced
- Longest contextTrinity Large PreviewTrinity Large Preview 524,288 · MiniMax-M2 Her 65,536 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsMiniMax-M2 Her: Text · Trinity Large Preview: Text
- Self-hostingTrinity Large PreviewPublishes downloadable weights (OpenMDW-1.1)
| Measure | Weight | MiniMax-M2 Her | Trinity Large Preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 12 | 49 |
| Overall | 100% | 26/100 | 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 | MiniMax-M2 HerMiniMax | Trinity Large PreviewArcee AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.30 | — |
| Output | $1.20 | — |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.525 | — |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | — |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | — |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 65,536 tokens | 524,288 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 2,048 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenOpenMDW-1.1 |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 4 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Jan 23, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- MiniMax-M2 Her$5.40
- Trinity Large Preview—
Which should you choose?
Which is better: MiniMax-M2 Her or Trinity Large Preview?
Trinity Large Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 34/100 against MiniMax-M2 Her (26). It leads on context window. MiniMax-M2 Her wins on inputs & features. 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 Her or Trinity Large Preview?
MiniMax-M2 Her is cheaper at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.525 per million tokens for MiniMax-M2 Her versus . Trinity Large Preview has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. MiniMax-M2 Her has not been scored yet and Trinity Large Preview has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax-M2 Her and Trinity Large Preview yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Trinity Large Preview has the largest context window at 524,288 tokens, against 65,536 for MiniMax-M2 Her. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M2 Her up to 2,048, Trinity Large Preview up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
MiniMax-M2 Her accepts text; Trinity Large Preview accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Trinity Large Preview publishes its weights (OpenMDW-1.1) and can be self-hosted; MiniMax-M2 Her is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Trinity Large Preview is the newest, released Jan 27, 2026. MiniMax-M2 Her came out Jan 23, 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.
