Meta vs MiniMax

A comprehensive comparison of Meta (2 models) and MiniMax (1 model) across pricing, benchmarks, context windows, and capabilities. Updated for 2026.

Provider Overview

MiniMax

Models

Price range

$1.50 – $1.50

Avg benchmarks

86.0%

Avg context

200K

codereasoningtext

Model Lineup Comparison

Model	Provider	Category	Input $/1M	Output $/1M	Context	Avg Bench
Llama 4 Scout	Meta	Open Source	$0.18	$0.63	10M	80.1%
Llama 4 Maverick	Meta	Open Source	$0.31	$0.85	1M	85.3%
MiniMax M2.5	MiniMax	Open Source	$0.30	$1.20	200K	86.0%

Head-to-Head by Category

Open Source

Llama 4 MaverickMeta

Input

$0.31/1M

Output

$0.85/1M

Context

Avg Bench

85.3%

MiniMax M2.5MiniMaxWinner

Input

$0.30/1M

Output

$1.20/1M

Context

200K

Avg Bench

86.0%

Verdict

Best on price: Meta offers the cheapest option at $0.81/1M tokens combined, vs $1.50/1M from MiniMax.

Higher benchmarks: MiniMax averages 86.0% across models, vs 82.7% from Meta.

Larger context: Meta averages 5.5M context window across models.

More models: Meta offers 2 models vs 1 from MiniMax.

Choose Meta if cost is your priority. Choose MiniMax if you need the highest quality across your workloads.

Model-Level Comparisons

Llama 4 Maverick vs MiniMax M2.5 Llama 4 Scout vs MiniMax M2.5