Models

CC MiniMax M2 vs GLM 5.2

Output tokens cost $0.10 per million on CC MiniMax M2 and $3.94 per million on GLM 5.2. Input tokens cost $0.10 per million on CC MiniMax M2 and $1.13 per million on GLM 5.2. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.10 per million on CC MiniMax M2 and $0.28 per million on GLM 5.2. On the LMArena coding leaderboard CC MiniMax M2 scores 1385 and GLM 5.2 scores 1505.

MinimaxCC MiniMax M2Z.AIGLM 5.2
Minimax logo
CC MiniMax M2
Minimax · text → text

For Claude Code only

Input$0.10 /M
Output$0.10 /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.

CC MiniMax M2
GLM 5.2
Input /M
$0.10
$1.13
Output /M
$0.10
$3.94
Cache read /M
$0.10
$0.28
Context length
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1,000,000
Max output
0
128,000
Time to First Token
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0.6 s
Throughput
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46.7 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction 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
cc-minimax-m2glm-5.2
1260134014201500
Overall
13461470
Coding
13851505
Math
13551475
Hard prompts
13681488
Instruction following
13401462
Multi-turn
13641470
Creative writing
12881450
Longer query
13431479
Chinese
13871516
English
13711477
WebDev Arena
cc-minimax-m2glm-5.2
1280138014801580
Overall
13051582
React
15941594
HTML
13121537
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.

CC MiniMax M2
$7.50 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: CC MiniMax M2, GLM 5.2?

CC MiniMax M2: $0.10/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; CC MiniMax M2: 1385 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

CC MiniMax M2 accepts text input and supports 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 CC MiniMax M2 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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