MiniMax M2.5 vs OpenAI o4 Mini High
Compare MiniMax M2.5 by MiniMax against OpenAI o4 Mini High by OpenAI, context windows of 205K vs 200K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
MiniMax M2.5
OpenAI o4 Mini HighRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M2.5 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
MiniMax M2.5 is 3.7x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
MiniMax M2.5
Input
$0.30
3.7× cheaper
Output
$1.20
3.7× cheaper
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Input
$1.10
Output
$4.40
MiniMax M2.5 is cheaper on both — 3.7× input, 3.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
38%
MiniMax M2.5 uses 603.3x more bold
MiniMax M2.5
OpenAI o4 Mini High
55%Vocabulary70%
25wSentence Length18w
0.58Hedging0.33
6.0Bold0.0
4.4Lists1.3
0.01Emoji0.02
1.11Headings0.00
0.16Transitions0.04
Based on 23 + 14 text responses
Research
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