Models

Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) vs GLM 5.2

Context lengths are 204,800 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) and 1,000,000 tokens on GLM 5.2. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) scores 1439 and GLM 5.2 scores 1505.

MinimaxCoding MiniMax M2.1 (free)Z.AIGLM 5.2
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Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free)
Minimax · text → text

coding-minimax-m2.1-free is a free and open version offered by AIHubMix specifically for MiniMax users. To maintain stable service operations, the following usage limits apply: a maximum of 5 requests per minute, 500 total requests per day, and a daily quota of 1 million tokens.

Input$0.00 /M
Output$0.00 /M
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GLM 5.2
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.

Input$1.13 /M
Output$3.94 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free)
GLM 5.2
Input /M
$0.00
$1.13
Output /M
$0.00
$3.94
Cache read /M
$0.00
$0.28
Context length
204,800
1,000,000
Max output
13,100
128,000
Time to First Token
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0.6 s
Throughput
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44.5 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
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June 16, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

coding-minimax-m2.1-freeglm-5.2

Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
coding-minimax-m2.1-freeglm-5.2
1320138014401500
Overall
13851470
Coding
14391505
Math
13931475
Hard prompts
14081488
Instruction following
13861462
Multi-turn
13911470
Creative writing
13461450
Longer query
14101479
Chinese
14151516
English
14021477
WebDev Arena
coding-minimax-m2.1-freeglm-5.2
1340142015001580
Overall
13921582
React
13721594
HTML
14041537
Gaming
13801617
Simulations
13821606
Data analytics
13941542

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free)
$0.00 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

How do their coding arena scores compare?

GLM 5.2: 1505; Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free): 1439 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

How large is each context window?

Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) accepts 204,800 and GLM 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 13,100 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) and 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) and GLM 5.2 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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