MiniMax M2.1 Lightning vs MiniMax-M2.5 Lightning
Prices checked
MiniMax M2.1 Lightning and MiniMax-M2.5 Lightning split the 5 rounds this table counts: the maker's two prices, the cheapest price, the maker's blended price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
MiniMaxMiniMax M2.1 Lightning
197k context · open weights
$0.21/M tokensCheapest price, at LLM Gateway · $0.10 per 1,000 pages
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.5 Lightning
205k context · tool calling
$0.82/M tokensMiniMax's own price · $0.32 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.30/M
$0.30/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$2.40/M
$2.40/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.21/M at LLM Gateway
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.82/M
$0.82/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.10
$0.32
Context
197k tokens
205k tokens
Open weights
yes
no
Tool calling
no
yes
Structured output
no
not published
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
23 Dec 2025
13 Feb 2026
Providers selling it
3
3
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 2
- MiniMax$0.82 / $0.82
Ofox$0.82 / $0.82
MiniMax M2.1 Lightning, then MiniMax-M2.5 Lightning, per million tokens.
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, MiniMax M2.1 Lightning or MiniMax-M2.5 Lightning?
- MiniMax M2.1 Lightning, at $0.21 per million tokens against $0.82 for MiniMax-M2.5 Lightning, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 21 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- MiniMax M2.1 Lightning: $0.21 at LLM Gateway. MiniMax-M2.5 Lightning: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.82 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 2 providers sell both: MiniMax, Ofox. The cheapest of them for the two together is MiniMax.
- Which holds more context?
- MiniMax-M2.5 Lightning, at 205k tokens against 197k.
Prices exclude tax, read 21 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.