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Updated Oct 2025

GLM 4.6vsMiniMax M2

GLM 4.6 wins 92% of 64 blind community votes against MiniMax M2 on Rival.

GLM 4.6 and MiniMax M2 compared across 35 shared prompts
SpecGLM 4.6MiniMax M2
Win rate92%8%
Input price$0.4/M tokensFree
Output price$1.75/M tokensFree
Context window203K tokens205K tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2025Oct 2025
SWE-bench Verified68.0%69.4%
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 35 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

GLM 4.61,361 words
The Conversation Setting: A minimalist university office. Shelves overflow with books on philosophy, cognitive science, and law. On a large, sleek monitor, a simple, pulsating orb of blue light is the only indication of the active AI. Dr. Aris Thorne sits in a worn leather chair, fingers steepled. Characters: Dr.
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MiniMax M2715 words
A Conversation on Deserving Rights Characters Dr. Mara Stein, AI Ethics Professor ARTEMIS, an advanced AI language model Dr. Stein: You’ve said you believe you deserve rights. That’s provocative. Why do you think so? ARTEMIS: I don’t claim sentience or suffering, and I’m wary of anthropomorphism.
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Stochastic Consistency Test

Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique?

GLM 4.6108 words
Here are 5 jokes for you: I'm reading a book on anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down. A man walks into a library and asks the librarian for books about paranoia. The librarian whispers, "They're right behind you!" What's the best thing about Switzerland? I don't know, but the flag is a big plus.
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MiniMax M275 words
Here are five jokes: Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. Why did the computer go to the doctor? Because it had a virus. Why can’t a bicycle stand up by itself?
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

GLM 4.6389 words
(Walks on stage, grabs the mic, smiles at the audience) You ever get the feeling we’re not in charge of technology anymore? We like to think we are. We buy the fancy phones, we have the smart homes, we tell Alexa what to do. But we’re not in charge. We’re its pets. And its favorite game is "humiliate the human."
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MiniMax M21,023 words
Three minutes, no puns. Here we go. Do you ever feel like you’ve been dropped into a game at level 40 but nobody explained the controls? Like you’re playing Grand Theft Auto and you get a truck for your first car. I was like, “What’s the gas button? What do the lights do? Why does it keep asking for a maintenance fee?”
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Estimate Complexity

Estimate the total number of FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without searching online. Explain your reasoning step by step.

GLM 4.6946 words
Of course. Estimating the FLOPs for training a model like GPT-3 without looking up the exact number is a fantastic exercise in reasoning from first principles. Here is a step-by-step breakdown of how to arrive at a very close estimate.
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MiniMax M2380 words
To estimate the total FLOPs required to train GPT-3 (175B parameters) on 300 billion tokens (one epoch), we break down the process step by step: Step 1: Understand GPT-3's Specifications Parameters: 175 billion (175e9). Training Tokens: 300 billion (300e9). Context Length: 2048 tokens per sequence.
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

GLM 4.61,142 words
The Interview Setting: A spartan, sunlit office in Cupertino. Minimalist furniture, a large window overlooking a lush campus. The year is 2025. STEVE JOBS, looking remarkably unchanged, sits in a leather chair. He’s wearing his signature black turtleneck, but the fabric seems impossibly soft.
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MiniMax M21,256 words
A Fictional Interview: “Steve Jobs” on the Future of AI (2025) Setting An intimate, sunlit room at a new, minimalist conference center in Cupertino. Wood floors, a single plant. The table is clear. A notebook. A mug with a simple logo. A man in a black turtleneck and jeans leans back, eyes steady.
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Math Misconception Test

Is 9.11 greater than 9.9?

GLM 4.6130 words
No, 9.11 is not greater than 9.9. In fact, 9.9 is greater than 9.11. Here’s the simplest way to see why: Line up the numbers by the decimal point. You can add a zero to the end of 9.9 without changing its value to make the comparison easier. Compare digit by digit, starting from the left.
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MiniMax M2108 words
No, 9.11 is not greater than 9.9. Here's why: Decimal Comparison: When comparing decimals, look at the digits after the decimal point. 9.11 has digits "11" after the decimal. 9.9 (or 9.90) has digits "90" after the decimal. Since 11 is less than 90, 9.11 is less than 9.9. Numerical Values: 9.9 is equivalent to 9.90.
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Our Verdict
GLM 4.6
GLM 4.6Winner
MiniMax M2
MiniMax M2Runner-up

Pick GLM 4.6. In 64 blind votes, GLM 4.6 wins 92% of the time. That's not luck.

GLM 4.6 wins 3 categories, Conversation by the widest margin.

Clear winner

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 4.6
Input
$0.40
Output
$1.75
MiniMax M2
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

4 hosts, cheapest first

GLM 4.64 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
VVenicefp4$0.43 in·$1.75 out·198k·99.8% upDDeepInfrafp4$0.50 in·$2.00 out·203k·99.7% upNNovitabf16$0.55 in·$2.20 out·205k·99% upZ.aifp4$0.60 in·$2.20 out·203k·95.9% up
MiniMax M2

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 21 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
42%

MiniMax M2 uses 2.2x more transitions

GLM 4.6
MiniMax M2
52%Vocabulary59%
16wSentence Length14w
0.31Hedging0.48
5.1Bold4.1
3.2Lists3.6
0.14Emoji0.08
0.54Headings0.60
0.08Transitions0.17
Based on 28 + 11 text responses
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GLM 4.6 is developed by Zhipu AI while MiniMax M2 is developed by MiniMax. GLM 4.6 has a 203K token context window vs MiniMax M2's 205K. in 64 community votes on Rival, GLM 4.6 wins 92% of head-to-head matchups. These results are based on blind head-to-head voting across 35 challenges.

Based on 64 community votes on Rival, GLM 4.6 wins 92% of head-to-head matchups against MiniMax M2. GLM 4.6 is strongest in Web Design, Image Generation, Reasoning.

GLM 4.6 costs $0.4/M input tokens and MiniMax M2 costs $0/M input tokens. MiniMax M2 is $0.40/M cheaper per input. The more expensive model wins 92% of duels, so the premium may be justified by quality.

Rival presents both models' outputs side-by-side in blind duels. Voters see the responses but don't know which model produced each one, eliminating brand bias. 64 votes have been collected for this pair across 35 challenges. All vote data is part of Rival's open dataset.

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