MiniMax M2
· verified October 13, 2026
public paid api open-weights local
Provider
Statuspublic
AA Intelligence Index18.6 (official, read October 13, 2026)
Released2025-10-23
Context window205K
ModalitiesText
API price $/1M (in / out)$0.3 / $1.2 (OpenRouter)
Speedn/a
AccessAPI $0.3/$1.2 per 1M tokens on OpenRouter · open weights · listed October 23, 2025
In one line
MiniMax M2 by MiniMax, measured by Artificial Analysis at 18.6 on the Intelligence Index. Added to WhichAI automatically from live data on October 13, 2026: no editorial review yet, so judge it by the numbers, not by a verdict. OpenRouter's description: “MiniMax-M2 is a compact, high-efficiency large language model optimized for end-to-end coding and agentic workflows.”
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