Models

Coding MiniMax M2.5 vs GLM 5.2

Compare Coding MiniMax M2.5 from Minimax and GLM 5.2 from Z.AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

MinimaxCoding MiniMax M2.5Z.AIGLM 5.2
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Coding MiniMax M2.5
Minimax · text → text

Input$0.20 /M
Output$0.20 /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 M2.5
GLM 5.2
Input /M
$0.20
$1.13
Output /M
$0.20
$3.94
Cache read /M
$0.20
$0.28
Context length
204,800
1,000,000
Max output
13,100
128,000
Time to First Token
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1.1 s
Throughput
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33.8 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.

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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-m2.5glm-5.2
1340140014601520
Overall
13911470
Coding
14451505
Math
13971475
Hard prompts
14161488
Instruction following
13801462
Multi-turn
13941470
Creative writing
13581450
Longer query
14031479
Chinese
14291516
English
14151477
WebDev Arena
coding-minimax-m2.5glm-5.2
1340142015001580
Overall
13811582
React
13721594
HTML
14031537
Gaming
16171617
Simulations
16061606
Data analytics
15421542

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 M2.5
$15.00 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Coding MiniMax M2.5, GLM 5.2?

Coding MiniMax M2.5: $0.20/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $3.94/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

GLM 5.2: 1505; Coding MiniMax M2.5: 1445 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

How large is each context window?

Coding MiniMax M2.5 accepts 204,800 and GLM 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 13,100 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2.5 and 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding MiniMax M2.5 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 M2.5 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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