Gemini 3.1 Pro vs MiniMax M2.5 Comparison

Comparing Gemini 3.1 Pro and MiniMax M2.5 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemini 3.1 Pro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (BrowseComp, SWE-Bench Verified), while MiniMax M2.5 is better at 1 benchmark (SWE-Bench Pro).

Gemini 3.1 Pro shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

MiniMax M2.5 costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3.1 Pro ($2.50/1M tokens) is 8.3x more expensive than MiniMax M2.5 ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3.1 Pro ($15.00/1M tokens) is 12.5x more expensive than MiniMax M2.5 ($1.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3.1 Pro is more expensive than MiniMax M2.5.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemini 3.1 Pro

Input tokens$2.50

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerGoogle

MiniMax M2.5

Input tokens$0.30

Output tokens$1.20

Best providerMiniMax

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3.1 Pro accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to MiniMax M2.5's 1,000,000 tokens. MiniMax M2.5 can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Gemini 3.1 Pro is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Input1,048,576 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

MiniMax M2.5

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output1,000,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3.1 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M2.5 does not.

Gemini 3.1 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Text

Images

Audio

Video

MiniMax M2.5

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3.1 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniMax M2.5 uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniMax M2.5

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.1 Pro was released on 2026-02-19, while MiniMax M2.5 was released on 2026-02-12.

Gemini 3.1 Pro is 0 month newer than MiniMax M2.5.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Feb 19, 2026

3 weeks ago

1w newer

MiniMax M2.5

Feb 12, 2026

1 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3.1 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while MiniMax M2.5's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3.1 Pro's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniMax M2.5's cutoff date.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Jan 2025

MiniMax M2.5

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3.1 Pro is available from Google. MiniMax M2.5 is available from MiniMax. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.