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