Data points: 80
Model compare
The readout for GPT-5 and MiniMax M2.5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: MiniMax M2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax M2.5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 16 to 84.
Evidence depth
80 data points
Includes 7 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with MiniMax M2.5
The charts below split 14 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5 and MiniMax M2.5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-5 | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 16.0 pts | 84.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 2 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers | Provider coverage |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 204.8K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 196.6K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GPT-5 | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | MiniMax |
| Released | Aug 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-09-30 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5 and MiniMax M2.5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-5
GPT-5 has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers.
MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax M2.5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning) and operational dimensions (Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GPT-5
51.9
Avg. score
MiniMax M2.5
52.9
GPT-5
MiniMax M2.5 leads by 1.3
MiniMax M2.5 leads by 3.4
GPT-5
GPT-5
No data
No data
GPT-5
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GPT-5
$3.44/M
Rank #117/162 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner$0.525/M
Rank #41/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$10.00/M
Rank #120/162 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner$1.20/M
Rank #43/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$1.25/M
Rank #107/162 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner$0.300/M
Rank #46/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
67.3%
Rank #121/188 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner84.8%
Rank #46/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5
5.4%
Rank #132/187 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner19.1%
Rank #60/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner20.1
Rank #22/33 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
MiniMax M2.5
14.9
Rank #25/33 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-10-01
GPT-5
38.8%
Rank #83/185 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.5
winner42.6%
Rank #46/185 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-5 | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GPT-5 | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
25 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 15844ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 71 tok/s / 8578ms input / output No data |
20 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 102 tok/s / 948ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 40 tok/s / 11007ms input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 3704ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 6577ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax-M2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | MiniMax M2.5 minimax-m2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: MiniMax M2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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