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MiniMax M2.5 vs GPT-4o-mini

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
  • Has reasoning mode

GPT-4o-mini wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
GPT-4o-mini
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
MiniMax M2.5
Speed
MiniMax M2.5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.5GPT-4o-mini
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.5GPT-4o-mini
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMinimaxOpenAI
ReleasedFeb 2026Jul 2024

MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

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Output
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GPT-4o-mini Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.15/M tokens. GPT-4o-mini has cheaper output pricing at $0.60/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.5 has a 196,608 token context window, while GPT-4o-mini has a 128,000 token context window.
MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision. GPT-4o-mini supports vision.