GLM-5.1 vs MiniMax M2
Benchmarks, API pricing and specs, head to head. Data updated 2026-06-10.
GLM-5.1
Z.ai (Zhipu) · Apr 2026
The April 2026 GLM refresh — the first open-weights model to take #1 on SWE-bench Pro, edging out Claude Opus 4.6.
MiniMax M2
68.9MiniMax · Oct 2025
A 10B-active MoE tuned purely for agents and code — striking capability-per-active-parameter at rock-bottom prices.
The verdict
These two models don't yet share verified results on the benchmarks we track, so judge them on specs, pricing and intended use. On price the gap is dramatic: MiniMax M2 works out roughly 4.1x cheaper per blended million tokens. MiniMax M2 also takes 205K of context versus 200K for GLM-5.1.
Specs & pricing
| GLM-5.1 | MiniMax M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| modhub Index | — | 68.9 |
| Input price / 1M | $1.4 | $0.3 |
| Output price / 1M | $4.4 | $1.2 |
| Context window | 200K | 205K |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Open weights | yes (MIT) | yes (MIT) |
| Reasoning model | yes | yes |
| Multimodal input | text | text |
| Knowledge cutoff | Feb 2026 | Jun 2025 |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Oct 2025 |
| Example monthly cost* | $20.60 | $4.80 |
* 10M input + 1.5M output tokens per month at list prices, no caching. Green = better value on that row.
Frequently asked questions
- Which is better, GLM-5.1 or MiniMax M2?
- These two models don't yet share verified results on the benchmarks we track, so judge them on specs, pricing and intended use. On price the gap is dramatic: MiniMax M2 works out roughly 4.1x cheaper per blended million tokens. MiniMax M2 also takes 205K of context versus 200K for GLM-5.1.
- Which is cheaper, GLM-5.1 or MiniMax M2?
- GLM-5.1 costs $1.4/$4.4 per million input/output tokens, while MiniMax M2 costs $0.3/$1.2. For a typical workload of 10M input and 1.5M output tokens per month, that's $20.60 versus $4.80.
- Which model is better for coding, GLM-5.1 or MiniMax M2?
- We don't yet track SWE-bench Verified results for both models; check their individual pages for coding-related scores.