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Coder Large vs MiniMax M2.5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Coder Large wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens

MiniMax M2.5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Coder Large
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
MiniMax M2.5
Speed
MiniMax M2.5

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricCoder LargeMiniMax M2.5Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.50$0.20 MiniMax M2.5
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.80$1.00 Coder Large
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, MiniMax M2.5 is 30% cheaper overall.

Coder Large Providers

Together $0.50 (Cheapest)

MiniMax M2.5 Providers

SiliconFlow $0.20 (Cheapest)
Minimax $0.30
AtlasCloud $0.30
Fireworks $0.30
Novita $0.30

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Coder Large Wins
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MiniMax M2.5 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkCoder LargeMiniMax M2.5Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-42.0-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-37.4-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-84.8-
MiniMax M2.5 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Coder Large
32,768
tokens
MiniMax M2.5
196,608
tokens
Max output: 131,072 tokens
MiniMax M2.5 has a 83% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricCoder LargeMiniMax M2.5Winner
Tokens/secondN/A57.3 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A2.30s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureCoder LargeMiniMax M2.5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyCoder LargeMiniMax M2.5
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorArcee AIMinimax
ReleasedMay 2025Feb 2026

Coder Large Modalities

Input
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Output
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MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. Coder Large has cheaper output pricing at $0.80/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 37.4, compared to Coder Large's score of N/A.
Coder Large has a 32,768 token context window, while MiniMax M2.5 has a 196,608 token context window.
Coder Large does not support vision. MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision.