GLM 5.2 vs MiniMax M2.7

API pricing, context window and capabilities for GLM 5.2 and MiniMax M2.7, side by side. Prices are the cheapest serving route per 1M tokens, verified against LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

GLM 5.2 wins on coding and on intelligence. MiniMax M2.7 wins on price.

Price
MiniMax M2.7
Coding
GLM 5.2
Intelligence
GLM 5.2
Context window
Tied

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

GLM 5.2 wins

  • More serving providers (10 vs 5)

MiniMax M2.7 wins

  • Cheaper input ($0.61 vs $0.25 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($1.98 vs $0.55 /1M)
Cheaper overall
MiniMax M2.7
$0.25 + $0.55 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
GLM 5.2
10 providers

Pricing & specs

cheapest serving route · per 1M tokens
GLM 5.2MiniMax M2.7
Input $/1M$0.61 $0.25 best
Output $/1M$1.98 $0.55 best
Context window1M 1M
Max output1M 1M
Serving providers10 best5
Released2026-06-13 2026-03-18

Benchmarks

Artificial Analysis indices, side by side
GLM 5.2MiniMax M2.7
Intelligence52.6 best38.9
Coding68.8 best52.6
GPQA Diamond89% best87%
Output speed70 t/s best63 t/s
Latency (TTFT)1.56s 1.56s

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
GLM 5.2
via Scx AI
$5.03
MiniMax M2.7
via DeepInfra
$2.25

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureGLM 5.2MiniMax M2.7
Vision
Tool use
Reasoning
Audio
Prompt caching
Structured output
Web search

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, GLM 5.2 or MiniMax M2.7?
MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for input ($0.61 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens). MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for output ($1.98 vs $0.55 per 1M tokens).
What is the context window difference between GLM 5.2 and MiniMax M2.7?
Both GLM 5.2 and MiniMax M2.7 have about a 1M-token context window.
How do GLM 5.2 and MiniMax M2.7 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked Artificial Analysis indices, GLM 5.2 leads on coding, and GLM 5.2 leads on intelligence.
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