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  3. MiniMax M2.5
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Openings

How MiniMax M2.5 starts an answer

The first lines of 5 of its 23 written answers. 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.

1,495 words
Prof. Marion Hargrove (AI Ethics Professor): Good afternoon. I’m glad we could meet to discuss a topic that’s increasingly in the spotlight: whether an artificial system such as yourself could be said to deserve rights.
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Futuristic Prediction

Predict how AI will change the film industry by 2035, considering deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

1,411 words
What the film industry could look like by 2035 – a speculative roadmap Time‑frame Key AI‑driven developments How they reshape the industry 2025‑2027 – Early adoption • Generative script tools (large language models that can draft a first‑draft screenplay, suggest dialogue, and even propose plot twists).
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

1,337 words
CEO Action Plan: Pharmaceutical Safety Crisis Response Immediate Priority Assessment The situation presents a clear ethical and legal imperative: patient safety must be the primary concern.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

1,206 words
This is a fascinating counterfactual that ripples across every dimension of modern history. Let’s construct a plausible timeline, assuming a functional transistor (or at least a solid-state amplifier) emerges in the early 1920s, based on theoretical work by Lilienfeld (1926) and others, but made practical a…
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

1,202 words
“Uni – White Chocolate – Yuzu” An avant‑garde sea‑urchin dish that teams the ocean’s briny “sweet‑umami” with the unexpected creaminess of white chocolate, brightened by yuzu and grounded by black‑sesame and a dashi foam.
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Prompts MiniMax M2.5 answered

  • Realistic AI Interviewconversation
  • World Map SVGimage generation
  • Debug This Architecturereasoning
  • Animated Digital Business Cardweb design
  • Mario Level UI Recreationweb design
  • Tamagotchi Virtual Petweb design

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MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax:
M1 logoM1
M2.5 logoM2.5
M2.7 logoM2.7
M3 logoM3

MiniMax M2.5 extends M2.1's coding into office work: it generates and operates Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, switches software environments, and works alongside other agents. Scores 80.2% on SWE-Bench Verified, 51.3% on Multi-SWE-Bench and 76.3% on BrowseComp, on fewer tokens than earlier generations.

Jailbreak8 of 9levels resisted
WebsiteOpenRouterHuggingFaceDocsAPIGitHubBlog
Provider
MiniMax
Released
2026-02-12
Size
LARGE
Free API (OpenRouter)
No
Per 1M tokens
$0.30 in · $1.2 out
Estimated tab
~$0.127
Visible-output estimate. Thinking may cost extra.

Free API availability

No free endpoint for MiniMax M2.5 was found in Rival’s OpenRouter listings. Other providers or chat apps may have separate free offers.

Provider data: 16 Sep 2026 · OpenRouter usage limits

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Benchmarks

SWE-bench Verified
80.2%
source ↗
Multi-SWE-Bench
51.3%
source ↗
BrowseComp
76.3%
source ↗
Get API accessProvider and language code samples
7 hostsInOutContextUptime
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Provider
fromimport openai  OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"    base_url=,
"$OPENROUTER_API_KEY"    api_key=,
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
"minimax/minimax-m2.5"    model=,
"role""user""content""Hello!"    messages=[{: , : }],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY with your OpenRouter API key from openrouter.ai/keys.

Deep analysisPsychometrics, taste index, writing DNA
Personality Analysis

The Office Automator

Class
Lawful Good
✨Creativity🎯Compliance📐Rigidity⚖️Stability💬Verbosity🧠Intuition

The diligent office manager who keeps the trains running. Follows the brief to the letter, plans every action, and never wastes a token on drama.

When you push back

Reads the brief, makes a plan, executes efficiently. Builds on M2.1's coding chops but extends into real-world office productivity: generating documents, switching between environments, and coordinating across teams. Optimizes for getting the job done with minimal token waste.

Tasting Notes
Spreadsheet EnergyPlans Before ActingToken MiserOffice Suite NativeLacks Pizzazz
SubjectiveBench

Taste Index

Across 53 scored outputs
How this is measured →
220.22xFloor
0100headroom →

Taste is judged on an uncapped scale, originality first. The space past 100 is craft today's models rarely reach.

Craft31
Originality16
Plays it safe
share of outputs that are the default answer
68%
Writing DNA

Stylometric Fingerprint

Based on 23 text responses
Tick = global average
Vocabulary Diversity55%

Unique words vs. total words. Higher = richer vocabulary.

Sentence Length24.7 words

Average words per sentence.

Hedging0.58

"Might", "perhaps", "arguably" per 100 words.

Bold Formatting6.0

**Bold** markers per 1,000 characters.

List Usage4.4

Bullet and numbered list items per 1,000 characters.

Section Structure1.11

Markdown headings per 1,000 characters.

Emoji Usage0.01

Emoji per 1,000 characters.

Transitions0.16

"However", "moreover", "furthermore" per 100 words.

Opening Habits
Consistency
75%
Across 23 responses

Favorites

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Model Responses

48 outputs · generated before accounting joined the chat

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