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MiniMax M2 Her vs MiniMax M2.1

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2 Her wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics

MiniMax M2.1 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
MiniMax M2.1
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.1
Context Window
MiniMax M2.1
Speed
MiniMax M2.1

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricMiniMax M2 HerMiniMax M2.1Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.30$0.27 MiniMax M2.1
Output (per 1M tokens)$1.20$1.10 MiniMax M2.1
Cache Read (per 1M)$30000.00N/A MiniMax M2 Her
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, MiniMax M2.1 is 9% cheaper overall.

MiniMax M2 Her Providers

Minimax $0.30 (Cheapest)

MiniMax M2.1 Providers

Chutes $0.27 (Cheapest)
DeepInfra $0.28
AtlasCloud $0.29
SiliconFlow $0.29
Minimax $0.30

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkMiniMax M2 HerMiniMax M2.1Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-39.5-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-32.8-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-82.7-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-87.5-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-83.0-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-81.0-
MiniMax M2.1 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

MiniMax M2 Her
65,536
tokens
Max output: 2,048 tokens
MiniMax M2.1
196,608
tokens
Max output: 196,608 tokens
MiniMax M2.1 has a 67% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricMiniMax M2 HerMiniMax M2.1Winner
Tokens/secondN/A68.1 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A1.45s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2 HerMiniMax M2.1
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2 HerMiniMax M2.1
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorMinimaxMinimax
ReleasedJan 2026Dec 2025

MiniMax M2 Her Modalities

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MiniMax M2.1 Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.1 has cheaper input pricing at $0.27/M tokens. MiniMax M2.1 has cheaper output pricing at $1.10/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 32.8, compared to MiniMax M2 Her's score of N/A.
MiniMax M2 Her has a 65,536 token context window, while MiniMax M2.1 has a 196,608 token context window.
MiniMax M2 Her does not support vision. MiniMax M2.1 does not support vision.