Compare/MiniMax-M2.5 vs KAT-Coder-Pro V1

MiniMax-M2.5vsKAT-Coder-Pro V1

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

MiniMax

MiniMax-M2.5

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.2/M
Speed
73 tok/s
TTFT
1.37s
KwaiKAT

KAT-Coder-Pro V1

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.2/M
Speed
104 tok/s
TTFT
1.03s

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricMiniMax-M2.5KAT-Coder-Pro V1
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$1.2$1.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
MiniMax-M2.5$0.42
KAT-Coder-Pro V1$0.42

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
MiniMax-M2.5
73 tok/s
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
104 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
MiniMax-M2.5
1.37s
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
1.03s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
33.734.6
Coding Index
58.9
Math Index
94.7
GPQA Diamond
84.8%76.4%
MMLU-Pro
81.3%
LiveCodeBench
74.7%
AIME 2025
94.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
19.1%33.4%
SciCode
42.6%36.6%
IFBench
71.6%68.4%
TerminalBench
34.8%9.1%
MiniMax-M2.54 wins
7 winsKAT-Coder-Pro V1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.5 or KAT-Coder-Pro V1?

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

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

KAT-Coder-Pro V1 wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for MiniMax-M2.5. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

KAT-Coder-Pro V1 generates tokens faster at 104 tok/s vs 73 tok/s. However, KAT-Coder-Pro V1 has lower time-to-first-token (1.03s vs 1.37s).

When should I use MiniMax-M2.5 vs KAT-Coder-Pro V1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, KAT-Coder-Pro V1 for stronger benchmark performance, and KAT-Coder-Pro V1 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.