MiniMax M2.5 (medium) vs GLM 5.3 Flash (max)

Compared models

Recommended model GLM 5.3 Flash (max)

It has the best score here (9.0), while costing about 5.0x less than MiniMax M2.5 (medium).

Metric	MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12	GLM 5.3 Flash GLM 5.3 Flash max Release: 2026-08-26

Metric	MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12	GLM 5.3 Flash GLM 5.3 Flash max Release: 2026-08-26
Score	4.3	9.0
Rank	#348	#44
Reliability	9.3	10.0
Consistency	6.8	9.0
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	42.0%	82.6%
Flaky tests	9	3
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	7.104	0.519
Total Cost	$0.440	$0.089
Input Price	$0.270 / 1M	$0.150 / 1M
Output Price	$1.080 / 1M	$0.500 / 1M
Cache Read Price	$0.027 / 1M	$0.030 / 1M
Cache Write Price	N/A	N/A
Total Input Tokens	188,239	255,743
Output Tokens	27,822	8,684
Reasoning Tokens	262,674	207,435
Response Time (avg)	102.32s	54.04s
Response Time (max)	600.81s	333.47s
Response Time (total)	1637.05s	1242.97s
Parameters	230B total (10B active)	320B total (18B active)
Availability	Weights available	Open source

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

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

medium

Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.

max

Category:

Agentic	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		600.81s	45,618	7,413	10,854
GLM 5.3 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		96.73s	158,870	1,047	10,732

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	7.9	6.3	83.3%	2		20.82s	612	286	45,344
GLM 5.3 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.15s	639	280	1,909

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
GLM 5.3 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		43.37s	7,317	381	23,692

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	3.7	1.8	50.0%	2		83.19s	119,959	16,687	18,834
GLM 5.3 Flash	7.3	5.8	83.3%	1		138.66s	72,093	5,223	43,858

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	4.6	1.7	66.7%	2		7.48s	6,584	266	3,835
GLM 5.3 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		6.10s	7,149	222	2,002

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	2.9	7.2	11.1%	1		158.88s	368	14	45,372
GLM 5.3 Flash	3.6	7.2	22.2%	1		203.29s	759	311	114,989

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	3.8	2.5	33.3%	1		6.63s	492	25	1,686
GLM 5.3 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		10.02s	498	212	1,118

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	7.5	10.0	50.0%	0		621ms	699	156	1,495
GLM 5.3 Flash	9.8	10.0	100.0%	0		3.65s	678	72	972

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		11.21s	495	1,069	9,605
GLM 5.3 Flash	8.7	7.7	88.9%	1		5.61s	672	466	1,677

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		15.35s	7,123	269	937
GLM 5.3 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		19.24s	6,861	231	640

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		80.79s	213	1,280	18,535
GLM 5.3 Flash	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		46.77s	207	239	5,846

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