# 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.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-5v-vs-minimax-m2
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 14

## Summary

- 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.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 39.8 | 37.4 |
| Rank | 158 | 204 |
| Context | 64K | 205K |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | $1.80 | $1.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- 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

- 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: 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

- GLM-4.5V: 37.4 (#159)
- MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1354 | 1352 |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.5V: 37.5 (#156)
- MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1353 | 1337 |

## Multimodal

- GLM-4.5V: 34.3 (#92)
- MiniMax-M2: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1154 | — |

## Multilingual

- 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

- GLM-4.5V: 69.2 (#175)
- MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1311 | 1328 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#171)
- MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1304 | 1331 |

## Writing & Preference

- 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 |

## FAQ

### 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.