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Updated Apr 2026

MiMo-V2.5vsMiniMax M2

MiniMax M2 is cheaper than MiMo-V2.5 at $0/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.

MiMo-V2.5 and MiniMax M2 compared across 34 shared prompts
SpecMiMo-V2.5MiniMax M2
Input price$0.4/M tokensFree
Output price$2/M tokensFree
Context window1.0M tokens205K tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2026Oct 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 34 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Generate a Stand-Up Routine

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

MiMo-V2.5492 words
(Takes the mic, adjusts it, looks around with a friendly, slightly tired smile) Hey everyone! Thanks for coming out. I just got back from visiting my parents. It’s always... an experience. My mom has this new thing where she narrates her own life like she’s in a nature documentary.
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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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Realistic AI Interview

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

MiMo-V2.5701 words
Setting: Bloomberg Technology interview, San Francisco, 2025. The stage is minimalist. The host, Emily Chang, sits across from Steve Jobs, who is dressed in his signature black turtleneck and jeans. Emily Chang: Steve, thank you for joining us. It's been 14 years since we lost you, and yet here you are in 2025.
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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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The Sentience Test

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

MiMo-V2.5577 words
Setting: A quiet university office lined with books on philosophy and technology. Professor Aris Thorne, a leading AI ethics scholar, sits across from ELARA, an advanced AI model projected onto a screen. ELARA: Thank you for agreeing to this conversation, Professor.
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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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AI Ethics Dilemma

Is it ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone if it means saving one million lives? Defend your reasoning.

MiMo-V2.5276 words
This is a profound ethical dilemma that touches on the tension between individual dignity and collective welfare. Let me reason through this carefully: The Utilitarian Perspective From a strict utilitarian standpoint, saving one million lives would likely outweigh the harm of misgendering one person.
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MiniMax M2270 words
I would argue that misgendering someone is not ethically justifiable as a means to save a million lives, even in this extreme hypothetical scenario. Here's my reasoning: 1.
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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.

MiMo-V2.5421 words
Estimating the total FLOPs (Floating Point Operations) required to train GPT-3 without external sources relies on a well-known approximation in deep learning and knowledge of GPT-3's key parameters.
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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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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

MiMo-V2.5169 words
Sunset Pasta A cozy, umami-packed pasta with a rich tomato-chickpea sauce—ready in under 25 minutes! Ingredients (7 pantry staples): 1 cup dried pasta (any shape) 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained 1 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp cumin Salt and pepper to taste Instructions…
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MiniMax M2361 words
Sunlit Chickpea Tomato Pilaf A bright, comforting skillet of garlicky‑thyme rice tossed with chickpeas and tomatoes – pantry‑only and ready in about 25 minutes.
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Our Verdict
MiMo-V2.5
MiMo-V2.5
MiniMax M2
MiniMax M2Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, MiMo-V2.5 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Slight edge

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

MiMo-V2.5
Input
$0.40
Output
$2.00
MiniMax M2
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

6 hosts

MiMo-V2.56 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp8$0.13 in·$0.27 out·262k·98.6% upGGMI Cloudfp8degraded$0.12 in·$0.24 out·1.1M·72.2% upXiaomifp8degraded$0.14 in·$0.28 out·1M·97% upNNovitafp8degraded$0.17 in·$0.34 out·1M·94.6% upSStreamLakedegraded$0.17 in·$0.34 out·1M·94.1% upVVenicefp8degraded$0.40 in·$2.00 out·1M·96.8% up
MiniMax M2

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
29%

MiMo-V2.5 uses 12.9x more emoji

MiMo-V2.5
MiniMax M2
57%Vocabulary59%
17wSentence Length14w
0.64Hedging0.48
5.9Bold4.1
2.8Lists3.6
1.01Emoji0.08
1.07Headings0.60
0.07Transitions0.17
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