MiniMax-M2.5
Summary
MiniMax-M2.5 is an open-weight language model from MiniMax, released on 12 Feb 2026. It accepts text and generates text, with a 205K-token context window and up to 131K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.27 per million input tokens and $1.08 per million output tokens (OpenRouter), across 8 providers we track.
Prior MiniMax coding model for agent workflows, office edits, and automation
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | MiniMax |
|---|---|
| Release date | 12 Feb 2026 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Open weights [Hugging Face] |
| License | modified-mit [Hugging Face] |
| Parameters | 229B [Hugging Face] |
| Context window | 205K (204,800 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 131K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 2025 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | Yes [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
| Hugging Face | MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5 [Hugging Face] |
MiniMax-M2.5 API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter minimax/minimax-m2.5 | $0.27 | $1.08 | $0.03 | 200K | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
| MiniMax API MiniMax-M2.5 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.03 | 205K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Amazon Bedrock minimax.minimax-m2.5 | $0.30 | $1.20 | – | 197K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| SiliconFlow MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.03 | 197K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| FriendliAI MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 197K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Novita AI minimax/minimax-m2.5 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.03 | 205K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Hugging Face Inference Providers MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.03 | 205K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Vercel AI Gateway minimax/minimax-m2.5 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.03 | 205K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of MiniMax-M2.5?
MiniMax-M2.5 has a context window of 204,800 tokens (205K) and can generate up to 131,072 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the MiniMax-M2.5 API cost?
Through MiniMax API, MiniMax-M2.5 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens. The lowest listed price is $0.27 input / $1.08 output through OpenRouter. Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is MiniMax-M2.5 open source?
MiniMax-M2.5 is an open-weight model: its weights are published on Hugging Face as MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5 under the modified-mit license. Check the license terms before commercial use.
When was MiniMax-M2.5 released?
MiniMax released MiniMax-M2.5 on 12 Feb 2026, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer MiniMax-M2.5?
We track MiniMax-M2.5 on 8 providers: OpenRouter, MiniMax API, Amazon Bedrock, SiliconFlow, FriendliAI, Novita AI, Hugging Face Inference Providers, Vercel AI Gateway.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.
Sources
- https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m2.5
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/minimax/models/MiniMax-M2.5.toml
- https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/amazon-bedrock/models/minimax.minimax-m2.5.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/siliconflow/models/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/friendli/models/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/minimax/minimax-m2.5.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/huggingface/models/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/minimax/minimax-m2.5.toml