Model comparison
GLM-4.5V vs MiniMax-M2
GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2 costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.5V's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 4 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 4 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GLM-4.5V leads 27.4 to 19.4.
- MiniMax-M2 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $1.80 for GLM-4.5V.
- MiniMax-M2 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 64K.
Side by side
| GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 39.8 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2025-08-11 | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 64K | 205K |
| Max output | 16K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.80 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
GLM-4.5V: 39.5 (#155), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.5V: —, MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 27.4 (#119), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 59.8% | 57.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1334 | 1357 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
Math Too close to call
GLM-4.5V: 37.4 (#159), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1354 | 1352 |
Knowledge Too close to call
GLM-4.5V: 37.5 (#156), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1353 | 1337 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.5V: 34.3 (#92), MiniMax-M2: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1154 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
GLM-4.5V: 44.6 (#177), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1303 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1366 |
| LMArena Russian | 1298 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | 1326 |
| LMArena French | — | 1335 |
| LMArena German | — | 1355 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
GLM-4.5V: 69.2 (#175), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1311 | 1328 |
Long Context Too close to call
GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#171), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1304 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
GLM-4.5V: 52.5 (#170), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1333 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1295 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1332 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.5V better than MiniMax-M2?
GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2 costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.5V's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5V or MiniMax-M2?
MiniMax-M2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; GLM-4.5V lists at $0.60 and $1.80.
Is GLM-4.5V or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.5 vs 39.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax-M2 does, with 205K tokens against 64K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5V and MiniMax-M2 share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.