minimax-m2.5 vs minimax-m3
Input price
$0.12
$0.30
Output price
$0.99
$1.20
Context window
1000K
1000K
Throughput
130 tok/s
143 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.001
$0.001
Efficiency score
96
96
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
MINIMAX-M2.5
MINIMAX-M3
Chat assistant
$154.80
$234.00
RAG / long context
$233.10
$468.00
Agent / tool use
$442.80
$648.00
Efficiency score: minimax-m2.5
Across price, speed and reliability, minimax-m2.5 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is minimax-m2.5 or minimax-m3 cheaper?+
minimax-m2.5 has the lower input price — $0.12 vs $0.30 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, minimax-m2.5 or minimax-m3?+
Across price, speed and reliability, minimax-m2.5 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.