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Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct vs MiniMax M2.5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

MiniMax M2.5 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
MiniMax M2.5
Speed
MiniMax M2.5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeaturePhi-3.5 Mini 128K InstructMiniMax M2.5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyPhi-3.5 Mini 128K InstructMiniMax M2.5
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMicrosoftMinimax
ReleasedUnknownFeb 2026

Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct has a 128,000 token context window, while MiniMax M2.5 has a 196,608 token context window.
Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct does not support vision. MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision.