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Gemma 2 27B vs MiniMax M2.5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 2 27B 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
Gemma 2 27B
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
MiniMax M2.5
Speed
MiniMax M2.5

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGemma 2 27BMiniMax M2.5Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.65$0.30 MiniMax M2.5
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.65$1.20 Gemma 2 27B
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$30000.00 MiniMax M2.5
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, MiniMax M2.5 is 19% cheaper overall.

Gemma 2 27B Providers

NextBit $0.65 (Cheapest)

MiniMax M2.5 Providers

Minimax $0.30 (Cheapest)
Novita $0.30 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Gemma 2 27B Wins
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MiniMax M2.5 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BMiniMax M2.5Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
36.242.0
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-37.4-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
38.4--
GPQA
Graduate-level science
16.784.8
Aider
Real-world code editing
36.1--
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
49.3--
MiniMax M2.5 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Gemma 2 27B
8,192
tokens
Max output: 2,048 tokens
MiniMax M2.5
204,800
tokens
Max output: 131,072 tokens
MiniMax M2.5 has a 96% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGemma 2 27BMiniMax M2.5Winner
Tokens/secondN/A71.0 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A1.67s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 2 27BMiniMax M2.5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 2 27BMiniMax M2.5
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorGoogleMinimax
ReleasedJul 2024Feb 2026

Gemma 2 27B Modalities

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MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. Gemma 2 27B has cheaper output pricing at $0.65/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 37.4, compared to Gemma 2 27B's score of N/A.
Gemma 2 27B has a 8,192 token context window, while MiniMax M2.5 has a 204,800 token context window.
Gemma 2 27B does not support vision. MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision.