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MiniMax M2.5 (medium) vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

MiniMax M2.5 (medium) leads on average score with 4.6 vs 4.0. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has the lower benchmark cost at $0.007 vs $0.327. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is faster at 1.21s vs 69.08s, with pass rates of 43.9% vs 16.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-28

Compared models

Rank
#334
Total Output Tokens
272,229
Response Time (avg)
69.08s
Total Cost
$0.327
Rank
#349
Total Output Tokens
2,731
Response Time (avg)
1.21s
Total Cost
$0.007
Recommended model Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.0 vs 4.6), while costing about 50.5x less than MiniMax M2.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning none Release: 2026-08-11 Free Available
Score 4.6 4.0
Rank #334 #349
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 6.6 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 43.9% 16.7%
Flaky tests 9 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 6.463 0.000
Total Cost $0.327 $0.007
Input Price $0.270 / 1M $0.080 / 1M
Output Price $1.080 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 142,621 74,074
Output Tokens 20,409 2,731
Reasoning Tokens 251,820 0
Response Time (avg) 69.08s 1.21s
Response Time (max) 251.36s 6.30s
Response Time (total) 1036.24s 26.62s
Parameters 230B total (10B active) 30B total (3B active)
Availability Weights available Weights available

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#334 MiniMax M2.5

medium
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#349 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

none
Cost
$0.000
Time
101.6s
Tokens
6,775 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 3.4 9.1 0.0% 0 188.58s 6,076 357 106,177
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 3.1 7.2 11.1% 1 1.55s 7,623 589 0

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