MiniMax M2 / M2.5 vs ChatGPT

Which one should you pick? Here's the full breakdown.

MiniMax M2 / M2.5

A
8.4/10

MiniMax's open-weights frontier -- first open model to match Claude Opus 4.6 on SWE-Bench at 10-20× lower cost

Our Pick

ChatGPT

A
8.8/10

The chatbot that started the AI revolution -- most popular AI assistant in the world

CategoryMiniMax M2 / M2.5ChatGPT
Ease of Use6.510.0
Output Quality9.08.0
Value9.58.0
Features8.59.0
Overall8.48.8

Pricing Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2 / M2.5ChatGPT
Free TierYesYes
Starting Price$0$0

Benchmark Head-to-Head

MiniMax M2.5 (230B/10B active MoE) vs GPT-5.4

BenchmarkMiniMax M2 / M2.5ChatGPT
GPQA Diamond76.8%92.8%
HumanEval91%95%

Which Should You Pick?

Pick MiniMax M2 / M2.5 if...

  • ✓Higher output quality (9 vs 8)
  • ✓Better value for money (9.5/10)

Agentic coding and tool-use workflows on a budget. Best price-to-SWE-Bench ratio of any open-weights model in 2026.

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Pick ChatGPT if...

  • ✓Easier to use (10 vs 6.5)
  • ✓Stronger on graduate-level science questions (+16.0% on GPQA Diamond)

Everyone. Seriously -- if you're new to AI or want the most complete all-in-one package, ChatGPT is the default recommendation.

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Our Verdict

ChatGPT edges out MiniMax M2 / M2.5 with a 8.8 vs 8.4 overall score. Both are solid picks, but ChatGPT has the advantage in features.