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MiniMax M2.5 vs Rocinante 12B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2.5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Has reasoning mode

Rocinante 12B wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
MiniMax M2.5
Speed
MiniMax M2.5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.5Rocinante 12B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.5Rocinante 12B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMinimaxThedrummer
ReleasedFeb 2026Sep 2024

MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

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Rocinante 12B Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.15/M tokens. Rocinante 12B has cheaper output pricing at $0.43/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 37.4, compared to Rocinante 12B's score of N/A.
MiniMax M2.5 has a 196,608 token context window, while Rocinante 12B has a 32,768 token context window.
MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision. Rocinante 12B does not support vision.