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MiniMax M2.5 vs OpenChat 3.5 0106

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2.5 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding

OpenChat 3.5 0106 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
OpenChat 3.5 0106
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
MiniMax M2.5
Speed
MiniMax M2.5

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricMiniMax M2.5OpenChat 3.5 0106Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.27$0.20 OpenChat 3.5 0106
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.95$0.20 OpenChat 3.5 0106
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.03$0.10 MiniMax M2.5
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, OpenChat 3.5 0106 is 55% cheaper overall.

MiniMax M2.5 Providers

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OpenChat 3.5 0106 Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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MiniMax M2.5 Wins
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OpenChat 3.5 0106 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5OpenChat 3.5 0106Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
41.9--
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

MiniMax M2.5
196,608
tokens
OpenChat 3.5 0106
N/A
tokens

Speed Performance

MetricMiniMax M2.5OpenChat 3.5 0106Winner
Tokens/second38.9 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token2.11sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.5OpenChat 3.5 0106
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.5OpenChat 3.5 0106
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorMinimaxNousresearch
ReleasedFeb 2026Unknown

MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

Input
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Output
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OpenChat 3.5 0106 Modalities

Input
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Frequently Asked Questions

OpenChat 3.5 0106 has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. OpenChat 3.5 0106 has cheaper output pricing at $0.20/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 37.4, compared to OpenChat 3.5 0106's score of N/A.
MiniMax M2.5 has a 196,608 token context window, while OpenChat 3.5 0106 has a unknown token context window.
MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision. OpenChat 3.5 0106 does not support vision.
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