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

MiniMax-M2vsKAT-Coder-Pro V1

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

MiniMax

MiniMax-M2

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

KAT-Coder-Pro V1

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

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricMiniMax-M2KAT-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$0.42
KAT-Coder-Pro V1$0.42

Speed Comparison

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

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
36.136.0
Coding Index
29.218.3
Math Index
78.394.7
GPQA Diamond
77.7%76.4%
MMLU-Pro
82.0%81.3%
LiveCodeBench
82.6%74.7%
AIME 2025
78.3%94.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
12.5%33.4%
SciCode
36.1%36.6%
IFBench
72.3%68.4%
TerminalBench
25.8%9.1%
MiniMax-M27 wins
4 winsKAT-Coder-Pro V1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 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?

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. However, KAT-Coder-Pro V1 has lower time-to-first-token (1.13s vs 1.72s).

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

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.