Is GLM 4.5 Air or MiniMax-M2.1 cheaper?

GLM 4.5 Air and MiniMax-M2.1 have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, GLM 4.5 Air or MiniMax-M2.1?

MiniMax-M2.1 has the larger context window (196K tokens).

GLM 4.5 Air vs MiniMax-M2.1

Both have similar output pricing, while MiniMax-M2.1 offers a larger context window. Choose GLM 4.5 Air or MiniMax-M2.1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	GLM 4.5 Air	MiniMax-M2.1
Provider	Cortecs	Cortecs
Input / 1M tokens	$0.22	$0.34
Output / 1M tokens	$1.34	$1.34
Context window	131K	196K
Parameters	—	229B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Aug 2025	Dec 2025

GLM 4.5 Air details →MiniMax-M2.1 details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.