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ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B vs MiniMax M2

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Supports vision

MiniMax M2 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2
Context Window
MiniMax M2
Speed
MiniMax M2

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3BMiniMax M2Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.14$0.26 ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.56$1.00 ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.03 MiniMax M2
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B is 44% cheaper overall.

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B Providers

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MiniMax M2 Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3BMiniMax M2Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-36.1-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-29.2-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-78.3-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-82.0-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-77.7-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-82.6-
MiniMax M2 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B
30,000
tokens
MiniMax M2
196,608
tokens
MiniMax M2 has a 85% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3BMiniMax M2Winner
Tokens/secondN/A49.5 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A3.31s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3BMiniMax M2
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3BMiniMax M2
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorBaiduMinimax
ReleasedAug 2025Oct 2025

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

MiniMax M2 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B has cheaper input pricing at $0.14/M tokens. ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B has cheaper output pricing at $0.56/M tokens.
MiniMax M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 29.2, compared to ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B's score of N/A.
ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B has a 30,000 token context window, while MiniMax M2 has a 196,608 token context window.
ERNIE 4.5 VL 28B A3B supports vision. MiniMax M2 does not support vision.