MiniMax

MiniMax-M2.5

AI model by MiniMax. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.30
Output$1.20
Blended (3:1)$0.53

Source: Artificial Analysis

Performance

Output Speed94 tok/s
Time to First Token1660ms

Median values from Artificial Analysis

Benchmarks

Editorial Analysis

Profile. MiniMax-M2.5 is a budget-tier option from MiniMax at $1.20/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on measurable benchmarks — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.

Latency. On latency, MiniMax-M2.5 reports 94 tok/s output speed and 1660ms time-to-first-token. Output speed is on the slower end; for real-time chat consider pairing with a streaming front-end or routing latency-sensitive requests to a faster model.

Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, MiniMax-M2.5 costs $0.42 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.

Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-08-24.

Compare with similar models

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$0.30$1.2094 tok/s
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Example Costs

Single Request
$0.0009
1.0K in / 500 out
1K Requests/day
$0.9000
1.0M in / 500.0K out
10K Requests/day
$9.00
10.0M in / 5.0M out