MiniMax-M2 vs MiniMax M2-her
Prices checked
MiniMax-M2 takes 2 of 5 rounds against MiniMax M2-her. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.40 per million tokens against $0.52.
MiniMaxWins 2 roundsMiniMax-M2
205k context · tool calling · open weights
$0.40/M tokensCheapest price, at LLM Gateway · $0.18 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.30/M
$0.30/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$1.20/M
$1.20/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.40/M at LLM Gateway
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.52/M
$0.52/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.18
$0.25
Context
205k tokens
66k tokens
Open weights
yes
not published
Tool calling
yes
no
Structured output
not published
no
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
27 Oct 2025
23 Jan 2026
Providers selling it
21
5
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 · 5
Kilo Gateway$0.45 / $0.53- MiniMax$0.45 / $0.53
OpenRouter$0.45 / $0.53
NanoGPT$0.51 / $0.53
ZenMux$0.53 / $0.53
MiniMax-M2, then MiniMax M2-her, per million tokens.
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Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
- Kilo Gateway · 15% cheaper · $0.26 / $1.02 $0.30 / $1.20
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 or MiniMax M2-her?
- MiniMax-M2, at $0.40 per million tokens against $0.52 for MiniMax M2-her, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- MiniMax-M2: $0.40 at LLM Gateway. MiniMax M2-her: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.52 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 5 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, MiniMax, OpenRouter, NanoGPT, ZenMux. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- MiniMax-M2, at 205k tokens against 66k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 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.
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