GLM / Z.ai (Zhipu AI) vs MiniMax M2 / M2.5
Which one should you pick? Here's the full breakdown.
GLM / Z.ai (Zhipu AI)
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8.0/10Zhipu AI's open-weights family -- GLM-4.6 text flagship and GLM-4.6V multimodal, true MIT licensed
Our Pick
MiniMax M2 / M2.5
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8.4/10MiniMax's open-weights frontier -- first open model to match Claude Opus 4.6 on SWE-Bench at 10-20× lower cost
| Category | GLM / Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | MiniMax M2 / M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Output Quality | 8.5 | 9.0 |
| Value | 9.0 | 9.5 |
| Features | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| Overall | 8.0 | 8.4 |
Pricing Comparison
| Feature | GLM / Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | MiniMax M2 / M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Starting Price | $0 | $0 |
Benchmark Head-to-Head
GLM-4.6 vs MiniMax M2.5 (230B/10B active MoE)
| Benchmark | GLM / Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | MiniMax M2 / M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 81.2% | 82.1% |
| GPQA Diamond | 74.5% | 76.8% |
| HumanEval | 89.1% | 91% |
| SWE-Bench Verified | 64.2% | 80.2% |
Which Should You Pick?
Pick GLM / Z.ai (Zhipu AI) if...
Teams that need genuine MIT-licensed frontier open weights with no commercial strings. Especially strong for agentic workflows and vision (GLM-4.6V).
Visit GLM / Z.ai (Zhipu AI)Pick MiniMax M2 / M2.5 if...
- ✓Stronger on (+16.0% on SWE-Bench Verified)
Agentic coding and tool-use workflows on a budget. Best price-to-SWE-Bench ratio of any open-weights model in 2026.
Visit MiniMax M2 / M2.5Our Verdict
MiniMax M2 / M2.5 edges out GLM / Z.ai (Zhipu AI) with a 8.4 vs 8.0 overall score. Both are solid picks, but MiniMax M2 / M2.5 has the advantage in output quality.