# GLM-4.7-Flash vs MiniMax-M2

> GLM-4.7-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-7-flash-vs-minimax-m2
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7-Flash scores higher in 4 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 4 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2 leads 53.0 to 47.4.
- GLM-4.7-Flash is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.40 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.
- MiniMax-M2 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 200K.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.7-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 38.8 | 37.4 |
| Rank | 180 | 204 |
| Context | 200K | 205K |
| Input $/M | $0.06 | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | $0.40 | $1.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-4.7-Flash: 40.6 (#135)
- MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1383 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1297 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-4.7-Flash: —
- MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.7-Flash: 20.9 (#229)
- MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1356 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.7-Flash: 36.1 (#173)
- MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1355 | 1352 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 58.3% | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.7-Flash: 35.5 (#184)
- MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1357 | 1337 |
| GPQA Diamond | 60.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.7-Flash: 46.5 (#158)
- MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1330 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1403 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1332 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1337 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1332 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1350 | 1326 |
| LMArena Korean | 1283 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.7-Flash: 70.1 (#167)
- MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1327 | 1328 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.7-Flash: 40.9 (#148)
- MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1345 | 1331 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.7-Flash: 47.4 (#210)
- MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.7-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1351 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1297 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1342 | 1361 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1125 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.7-Flash better than MiniMax-M2?

GLM-4.7-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.7-Flash or MiniMax-M2?

GLM-4.7-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.

### Is GLM-4.7-Flash or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?

GLM-4.7-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.6 versus 39.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

MiniMax-M2 does, with 205K tokens against 200K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7-Flash and MiniMax-M2 share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7-Flash has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.