GLM 4.5V vs MiniMax M2 (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: GLM 4.5V vs. MiniMax M2

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Overview

GLM 4.5V was released 2 months before MiniMax M2.

	GLM 4.5V	MiniMax M2
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development	Z.AI	MiniMax
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once	65.5K tokens	204.8K tokens
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once	16.4K tokens	131.1K tokens
Release Date When this model first became publicly available	August 11, 2025 3 months ago August 11th, 2025	October 23, 2025 23 days ago October 23rd, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities

	GLM 4.5V	MiniMax M2
Input Types Supported input formats	📝Text🖼️Image	📝Text
Output Types Supported output formats	📝Text	📝Text
Tokenizer Text encoding system	Other	Other
Key Features Advanced capabilities	✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation	✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source Model availability	Available on HuggingFace →	Available on HuggingFace →

Pricing

GLM 4.5V is roughly 2.3x more expensive compared to MiniMax M2 for input tokens and roughly 1.8x more expensive for output tokens.

	GLM 4.5V	MiniMax M2
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens	$0.60 per million tokens	$0.26 per million tokens
Output Token Cost Cost per million outut tokens	$1.80 per million tokens	$1.02 per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between GLM 4.5V and MiniMax M2.

	GLM 4.5V	MiniMax M2
MMLU Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
MMMU Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes GLM 4.5V and MiniMax M2 unique.

GLM 4.5V by Z.AI understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 65.5K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.60/M input and $1.80/M output tokens. Released August 11th, 2025.

MiniMax M2 by MiniMax can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 204.8K token context window. Very affordable at $0.26/M input and $1.02/M output tokens. Released October 23rd, 2025.