MiniMax launched and open-sourced the M2 model, an agent-first model that delivers top-tier coding, tool use, and deep search at 8% of Claude Sonnet's price with 2x speed. A free API and Agent product are available.
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MiniMax launched and open-sourced the M2 model, an agent-first model that delivers top-tier coding, tool use, and deep search at 8% of Claude Sonnet's price with 2x speed. A free API and Agent product are available.

minimax-m2 · 1,343 (1,336–1,351) · 6,856 votes
MiniMax M2 · 1,343 (1,336–1,351) · 227th
MiniMax M2 · 1,343 · $0.45 per 1M tokens
MiniMax M2 · 1,343 · $0.45 per 1M tokens
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