Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemini 2.5 Pro offers 807.5K more tokens in context window than MiniMax M2.1. MiniMax M2.1 is $9.95 cheaper per million tokens. Gemini 2.5 Pro supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Google DeepMind
Gemini 2.5 Pro, released by Google in May 2025, is a large language model from the Gemini 2.5 family designed for complex reasoning, coding, and long-context analysis tasks. It features a 1M token context window, native support for text, image, video, and audio input, and integrated thinking capabilities for multi-step problem solving. Gemini 2.5 Pro targets advanced coding workflows, scientific reasoning, and applications requiring deep understanding across large, mixed-modality contexts.
MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1, released by MiniMax on December 23, 2025, is a large language model with approximately 230 billion parameters featuring strong multi-language programming capabilities and an industry-leading multilingual coding profile. It features a 196K token context window and is optimized for complex real-world software engineering tasks across Rust, Java, Golang, C++, TypeScript, and other languages. M2.1 targets agentic coding workflows and applications requiring production-grade programming across diverse language environments.
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Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google DeepMind
2025-05-20
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax
2025-12-23
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Gemini 2.5 Pro
MiniMax M2.1
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google Cloud Vertex AI
MiniMax M2.1
Gemini 2.5 Pro
MiniMax M2.1
Gemini 2.5 Pro
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax