Compare/KAT-Coder-Pro V1 vs MiniMax-M2

KAT-Coder-Pro V1vsMiniMax-M2

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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KAT-Coder-Pro V1

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.2/M
Speed
38 tok/s
TTFT
1.13s
MiniMax

MiniMax-M2

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.2/M
Speed
49 tok/s
TTFT
1.72s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
MiniMax-M2
Lower Latency
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
Benchmarks (4-7)
MiniMax-M2

Pricing Comparison

MetricKAT-Coder-Pro V1MiniMax-M2
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$1.2$1.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
KAT-Coder-Pro V1$0.42
MiniMax-M2$0.42

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
38 tok/s
MiniMax-M2
49 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
1.13s
MiniMax-M2
1.72s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
36.036.1
Coding Index
18.329.2
Math Index
94.778.3
GPQA Diamond
76.4%77.7%
MMLU-Pro
81.3%82.0%
LiveCodeBench
74.7%82.6%
AIME 2025
94.7%78.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
33.4%12.5%
SciCode
36.6%36.1%
IFBench
68.4%72.3%
TerminalBench
9.1%25.8%
KAT-Coder-Pro V14 wins
7 winsMiniMax-M2

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, KAT-Coder-Pro V1 or MiniMax-M2?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

MiniMax-M2 wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for KAT-Coder-Pro V1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

MiniMax-M2 generates tokens faster at 49 tok/s vs 38 tok/s. KAT-Coder-Pro V1 also has lower time-to-first-token (1.13s vs 1.72s).

When should I use KAT-Coder-Pro V1 vs MiniMax-M2?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, MiniMax-M2 for stronger benchmark performance, and MiniMax-M2 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.