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MiniMax M2.5 vs GPT-5.2 Pro

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2.5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.2 Pro wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.2 Pro
Context Window
GPT-5.2 Pro
Speed
GPT-5.2 Pro

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricMiniMax M2.5GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.30$21.00 MiniMax M2.5
Output (per 1M tokens)$1.20$168.00 MiniMax M2.5
Cache Read (per 1M)$30000.00N/A MiniMax M2.5
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, MiniMax M2.5 is 99% cheaper overall.

MiniMax M2.5 Providers

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

GPT-5.2 Pro Providers

OpenAI $21.00 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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MiniMax M2.5 Wins
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GPT-5.2 Pro Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
42.051.2
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
37.448.7
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-99.0-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-87.4-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
84.890.3
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-88.9-
GPT-5.2 Pro significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

MiniMax M2.5
204,800
tokens
Max output: 131,072 tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro
400,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro has a 49% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricMiniMax M2.5GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Tokens/second80.3 tok/s99.2 tok/s
Time to First Token1.52s48.04s
GPT-5.2 Pro responds 23% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.5GPT-5.2 Pro
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.5GPT-5.2 Pro
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorMinimaxOpenAI
ReleasedFeb 2026Dec 2025

MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

Input
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Output
text

GPT-5.2 Pro Modalities

Input
imagetextfile
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper output pricing at $1.20/M tokens.
GPT-5.2 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 48.7, compared to MiniMax M2.5's score of 37.4.
MiniMax M2.5 has a 204,800 token context window, while GPT-5.2 Pro has a 400,000 token context window.
MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision. GPT-5.2 Pro supports vision.