Models

CC MiniMax M2.5 vs GLM 5.2

Compare CC MiniMax M2.5 from Minimax and GLM 5.2 from Z.AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

MinimaxCC MiniMax M2.5Z.AIGLM 5.2
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CC MiniMax M2.5
Minimax · text → text

For Claude Code only

Input$0.1 /M
Output$0.1 /M
36% off
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GLM 5.2
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.

Input$1.1268$0.7212 /M
Output$3.9438$2.524 /M
Cache read$0.2817$0.1803 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

CC MiniMax M2.5
GLM 5.2
Input /M
$0.1
$1.1268$0.721236%
Output /M
$0.1
$3.9438$2.52436%
Cache read /M
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$0.2817$0.180336%
Context length
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1,000,000
Max output
0
128,000
Time to First Token
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0.7 s
Throughput
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35.9 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
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June 16, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

cc-minimax-m2.5glm-5.2

Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
cc-minimax-m2.5glm-5.2
1340140014601520
Overall
13911472
Coding
14451509
Math
13971476
Hard prompts
14161492
Instruction following
13801465
Multi-turn
13941469
Creative writing
13581451
Longer query
14031482
Chinese
14291517
English
14151480
WebDev Arena
cc-minimax-m2.5glm-5.2
1340142015001580
Overall
13811587
React
13721599
HTML
14031539
Gaming
16251625
Simulations
16121612
Data analytics
15431543

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

CC MiniMax M2.5
$7.50 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127$81.13 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: CC MiniMax M2.5, GLM 5.2?

CC MiniMax M2.5: $0.1/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $2.524/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

GLM 5.2: 1509; CC MiniMax M2.5: 1445 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

CC MiniMax M2.5 accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call CC MiniMax M2.5 and GLM 5.2 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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