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MiniMax M2OPEN
MiniMax-M2 is a compact, high-efficiency large language model optimized for end-to-end coding and agentic workflows.
Prices update automatically — checked daily against provider list prices.
- $0.45 per 1M tokens, assuming 3 input for 1 output the convention used by Artificial Analysis
- cheaper than 38% of the 200 open-weight models tracked here
- 3 of 9 MiniMax models tracked here, from cheapest
Benchmarks & performance
Independent benchmark scores for MiniMax M2, measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
About this model
MiniMax M2 is an open-weight AI model by MiniMax. You can download and self-host it for free; the prices below are hosted-API list prices, tracked daily, for when you prefer convenience over self-hosting.
Frequently asked questions
What is MiniMax M2?
MiniMax M2 is an AI language model from MiniMax. It is open-weight: you can download it and run it on your own hardware, for free.
Is MiniMax M2 free?
The weights are free and open — you can self-host MiniMax M2 and pay nothing per token. If you prefer a hosted API, list prices are $0.26 per million input tokens and $1.02 per million output tokens.
What is MiniMax M2 good at?
Independent benchmarks from Artificial Analysis give it GPQA 77.7%, MMLU-Pro 82%, Humanity's Last Exam 13.7%, Long Context Reasoning 64.3%, LiveCodeBench 82.6%, AIME 2025 78.3%, IFBench 72.3%, τ²-Bench 86.8%, Terminal-Bench Hard 25.8%. It is particularly used for mathematical reasoning.
Can I self-host MiniMax M2?
Yes. MiniMax M2 has open weights, so you can download it and run it on your own GPU or server with tools like Ollama, vLLM or llama.cpp — with no per-token cost.