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Coding MiniMax M2.5 vs Coding MiniMax M2.5 (free)

Compare Coding MiniMax M2.5 from Minimax and Coding MiniMax M2.5 (free) from Minimax on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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Coding MiniMax M2.5
Minimax · text → text

Input$0.2 /M
Output$0.2 /M
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Coding MiniMax M2.5 (free)
Minimax · text → text

coding-minimax-m2.5-free is a free and open version offered by AIHubMix specifically for MiniMax users. To maintain stable service operations, the following usage limits apply: a maximum of 5 requests per minute, 100 total requests per day, and a daily quota of 1 million tokens.

Input$0 /M
Output$0 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Coding MiniMax M2.5
Coding MiniMax M2.5 (free)
Input /M
$0.2
$0
Output /M
$0.2
$0
Cache read /M
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Context length
204,800
204,800
Max output
13,100
13,100
Time to First Token
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Throughput
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Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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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.

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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
coding-minimax-m2.5coding-minimax-m2.5-free
1340138014201460
Overall
13901391
Coding
14441445
Math
13961397
Hard prompts
14151416
Instruction following
13801380
Multi-turn
13931394
Creative writing
13581359
Longer query
14021403
Chinese
14291432
English
14141415
WebDev Arena
coding-minimax-m2.5coding-minimax-m2.5-free
134013801420
Overall
13811382
React
13721372
HTML
14031404
Gaming
13751375
Simulations
14241424
Data analytics
13821382

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.

Coding MiniMax M2.5 (free)
$0.00 /mo
Coding MiniMax M2.5
$15.00 /mo

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

FAQ

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Coding MiniMax M2.5: 1445; Coding MiniMax M2.5 (free): 1444 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

How large is each context window?

Coding MiniMax M2.5 accepts 204,800 and Coding MiniMax M2.5 (free) accepts 204,800 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 13,100 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2.5 and 13,100 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2.5 (free).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding MiniMax M2.5 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Coding MiniMax M2.5 (free) accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Coding MiniMax M2.5 and Coding MiniMax M2.5 (free) 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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