MiniMax M2, developed by minimax and released on October 23, 2025, is a compact large language model tailored for coding and agentic workflows. With a context window of 204,800 tokens, it processes text inputs to generate text outputs efficiently. The model features 10 billion activated parameters, excelling in code generation, multi-file editing, and test-validated repair. It supports reasoning-driven applications, making it suitable for developer assistants and large-scale agents. MiniMax M2's design ensures fast inference and responsiveness, ideal for tasks requiring effective reasoning and planning.
Use Cases
Here are a few ways teams apply MiniMax: MiniMax M2 (free) in practice—from fast drafting to multimodal understanding. Adapt these ideas to your workflow.
Enhance coding with multi-file editing
Improve compile-run-fix loops
Facilitate test-validated repair
Support long-horizon planning tasks
Boost developer assistant capabilities
Key Features
A quick look at the capabilities that make this model useful in real projects.
Optimized for end-to-end coding tasks
10 billion activated parameters
Supports multi-step task execution
Handles long-horizon planning
Fast inference with low latency
Specs
Overview
Vendor
minimax
Model ID
minimax/minimax-m2:free
Release
2025-10-23
Modalities & context
Input
text
Output
text
Context
196,608 tokens
Parameters & defaults
Supported parameters: include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, response_format, seed, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_p
Defaults: temperature 1, top_p 0.95
Benchmark tests: MiniMax: MiniMax M2 (free)
We ran this model against a few representative prompts to show its range. Review the outputs below and be the judge.
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Prompt:
Write 150 words on how AI might positively upend work, leisure and creativity
AI can automate routine work, freeing people to focus on judgment, design, and care. Human-in-the-loop systems will coordinate tasks, monitor quality, and route exceptions to humans, while labor platforms pair skills with projects in near real time. Training adapts to each worker, and safety improves via predictive systems. These shifts should shorten the workweek, expand micro-entrepreneurship, and reduce burnout.
In leisure, AI curates schedules, balances effort and recovery, and sparks low-barrier experiences: instant companions for language practice, adaptive workouts, and infinite sandboxes for exploration. Tools translate and explain content on the fly, broaden participation, and suggest cross-cultural exchanges. With boundaries and rituals, tech complements rather than consumes attention.
Creativity accelerates as AI becomes a co-author—drafting, editing, and improvising across text, audio, and visuals. Newcomers find their voice through stylistic scaffolding; experts compress the distance between idea and iteration. Community tools remix contributions into open media commons, and small teams produce quality at scale.
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