MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 pricing and alternatives

Paid / limited

Available from OpenRouter

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

MiniMax M2.5 is a SOTA large language model designed for real-world productivity, available free on OpenRouter.

Paid / limitedOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingJSON modeTextReasoning

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API Details

Copy-ready connection details

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Base URL

https://openrouter.ai/api/v1

Model ID

minimax/minimax-m2.5

API format OpenAI Chat Completions + OpenAI Responses

Technical Details

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 specifications

Provider catalog

Context window 205K

Max output 128K

Status Online

Family minimax

Released Feb 12, 2026

Last updated Oct 6, 2026

Free listing since Feb 12, 2026

Input text, reasoning

Output text

Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, structured output

Open weights Yes

AI Recommendation

Should you use MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 is listed for chat workloads and supports a 205K context window.

Use the comparison and availability sections before choosing this listing, because it is not currently marked as free.

Best for

Chat

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Long context window
Reasoning mode listed
Tool calling support
Structured JSON output

Watch outs

No current free listing on this provider
Free-tier rate limits apply
Vision support is not listed

Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5

Measured data

Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following

22.8/100

Speed Observed generation speed

106 tok/s

Context Maximum listed context window

205K

Pricing

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 pricing per 1M tokens

Provider pricing

Input $0.3 per 1M tokens

Output $1.2 per 1M tokens

Access Not listed OpenRouter

Rate limit 200 req/day (free tier) provider policy

Availability

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 availability by provider

Current provider only

We only found this minimax listing on OpenRouter in the current catalog. Use the related models section for nearby alternatives.

Provider	Model listing	Access	Context	API	Limits
OpenRouter	MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5	Paid	205K	OpenAI-style	200 req/day (free tier)

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Compare

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 alternatives to consider

Open comparison

Model	Provider	Context	Access
inclusionAI: Ling 3.1 Flash	OpenRouter	262K	Free tier
Apodex: Apodex 1.1 Mini (free)	OpenRouter	262K	Free tier
inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash Sante (free)	OpenRouter	262K	Free tier
Dots Studio: Dots3-Note Preview (free)	OpenRouter	512K	Free tier
LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free)	OpenRouter	66K	Free tier

Typical Use Cases

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 use cases

Chat

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 free API FAQ

Is MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 free to use?

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 is not currently marked as free on OpenRouter.

What is the MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is minimax/minimax-m2.5.

What are the MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 free tier rate limits on OpenRouter?

The listed free tier limit is 200 req/day (free tier). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 support?

The listed context window is 205K tokens with up to 128K output tokens.

More about MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5 is a SOTA large language model designed for real-world productivity, available free on OpenRouter. It builds on M2.1's coding strengths and extends into general office tasks — handling Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, switching between software environments, and working across teams. Achieved 80.2% on SWE-Bench Verified, 51.3% on Multi-SWE-Bench, and 76.3% on BrowseComp. 197K context window. Text-only. OpenAI-compatible via OpenRouter. Free tier: 200 RPD.

For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the OpenRouter provider page.