Is MiniMax-M2.1 or GLM 4.5 cheaper?

MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper on output tokens ($1.34 vs $2.46 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax-M2.1 or GLM 4.5?

MiniMax-M2.1 has the larger context window (196K tokens).

MiniMax-M2.1 vs GLM 4.5

MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax-M2.1 offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax-M2.1 or GLM 4.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	MiniMax-M2.1	GLM 4.5
Provider	Cortecs	Cortecs
Input / 1M tokens	$0.34	$0.67
Output / 1M tokens	$1.34	$2.46
Context window	196K	131K
Parameters	229B	355B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Dec 2025	Jul 2025

MiniMax-M2.1 details →GLM 4.5 details →

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