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Gemini 3.7 Flash vs MiniMax M2.5 benchmark

Name: Gemini 3.7 Flash vs MiniMax M2.5 AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Gemini 3.7 Flash (Google) and MiniMax M2.5 (MiniMax) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, Gemini 3.7 Flash is ahead by 52 points (1,530 vs 1,478; seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, MiniMax M2.5 resolves 75.8% versus 72.4% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). Gemini 3.7 Flash streams faster (215 tok/s) while MiniMax M2.5 is the cheaper output token ($0.9/1M). Gemini 3.7 Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Gemini 3.7 Flash

Google Aug 13 2026 workhorse. Official intro price $0.75/$3.75 per 1M through Dec 31 2026; 1,048,576-token context (Google blog).

Elo 1,530$1.875/1M out

MiniMax

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax coding model. Tied near the top of official SWE-bench bash-only in Feb 2026.

Elo 1,478$0.8999999999999999/1M out

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Gemini 3.7 Flash (7)vsMiniMax M2.5 (3)

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 7W (70%)Overall: Gemini 3.7 FlashMiniMax M2.5: 3W (30%)

← Gemini 3.7 FlashMiniMax M2.5 →

Gemini 3.7 Flash (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,530vs1,478

Coding Elo

1,546vs1,536

SWE-bench

72.4%vs75.8%

LiveBench

69.6%vs64.4%

GPQA Diamond

81.2%vs76.2%

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 4WMiniMax M2.5: 1W

Gemini 3.7 Flash (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

215 tok/svs90 tok/s

Time to first token

82 msvs250 ms

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 2WMiniMax M2.5: 0W

MiniMax M2.5 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.88/1Mvs$0.9/1M

Input price

$0.38/1Mvs$0.22/1M

Context window

1Mvs205k

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 1WMiniMax M2.5: 2W

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageGemini 3.7 Flash 4/6

Preference Elo

Gemini 3.7 Flash

52 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Gemini 3.7 Flash

125 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

MiniMax M2.5

$0.98/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

+4%1,530

EloHigh is better

1,478

Code Elo

High is better

+1%1,546

Code EloHigh is better

1,536

LiveBench

High is better

+8%69.6%

LiveBenchHigh is better

64.4%

SWE-bench

High is better

72.4%

SWE-benchHigh is better

75.8%+5%

GPQA

High is better

+7%81.2%

GPQAHigh is better

76.2%

TTFT

Low is better

+205%82 ms

TTFTLow is better

250 ms

Speed

High is better

+139%215 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

90 tok/s

In $

Low is better

$0.38/1M

In $Low is better

$0.22/1M+70%

Out $

Low is better

$1.88/1M

Out $Low is better

$0.9/1M+108%

Context

High is better

+412%1M

ContextHigh is better

205k

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 49% with MiniMax M2.5

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Gemini 3.7 Flash$41.25 / mo

In: $13.13Out: $28.13

MiniMax M2.5$21.20 / mo

In: $7.70Out: $13.50

Estimated Cost Delta

MiniMax M2.5 is estimated to save $20.05/month ($241/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
MiniMax M2.5:Pick MiniMax M2.5 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Gemini 3.7 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.7 Flash when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
3
Gemini 3.7 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.7 Flash for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsMiniMax M2.5

Higher SWE-bench (75.8%).

High-volume chatMiniMax M2.5

Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3.7 Flash

Lower TTFT (82 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3.7 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.7 Flash

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	MiniMax M2.5	Higher SWE-bench (75.8%).
High-volume chat	MiniMax M2.5	Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Lower TTFT (82 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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launchAug 13, 2026

Gemini 3.7 Flash (Aug 13): $0.75/$3.75 intro through Dec 31 2026

Google’s current workhorse drop. Official intro list and 1,048,576-token context. Compare to Luna and Haiku.

launchJul 15, 2026

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2M context, Pro-class Elo and coding. Upgrade path from Flash is this page, not a vibe check.

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Google

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Elo 1,530

LiveBench69.6%

SWE-bench72.4%

Speed215 tok/s

Output cost$1.88/1M

MiniMax

MiniMax M2.5

Elo 1,478

LiveBench64.4%

SWE-bench75.8%

Speed90 tok/s

Output cost$0.9/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax M2.5?: Gemini 3.7 Flash has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,530). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax M2.5?: MiniMax M2.5 leads SWE-bench at 75.8% vs 72.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: MiniMax M2.5 output tokens are $0.9/1M versus $1.88/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax M2.5?: Gemini 3.7 Flash has the lower time-to-first-token (82 ms vs 250 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 205k.
Can I self-host either model?: MiniMax M2.5 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 3.7 Flash and MiniMax M2.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Gemini 3.7 Flash vs MiniMax M2.5 benchmark

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Gemini 3.7 Flash (7)vsMiniMax M2.5 (3)

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 7W (70%)Overall: Gemini 3.7 FlashMiniMax M2.5: 3W (30%)

← Gemini 3.7 FlashMiniMax M2.5 →

Gemini 3.7 Flash (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,530vs1,478

Coding Elo

1,546vs1,536

SWE-bench

72.4%vs75.8%

LiveBench

69.6%vs64.4%

GPQA Diamond

81.2%vs76.2%

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 4WMiniMax M2.5: 1W

Gemini 3.7 Flash (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

215 tok/svs90 tok/s

Time to first token

82 msvs250 ms

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 2WMiniMax M2.5: 0W

MiniMax M2.5 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.88/1Mvs$0.9/1M

Input price

$0.38/1Mvs$0.22/1M

Context window

1Mvs205k

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 1WMiniMax M2.5: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsMiniMax M2.5

Higher SWE-bench (75.8%).

High-volume chatMiniMax M2.5

Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3.7 Flash

Lower TTFT (82 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3.7 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.7 Flash

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	MiniMax M2.5	Higher SWE-bench (75.8%).
High-volume chat	MiniMax M2.5	Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Lower TTFT (82 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax M2.5?

Gemini 3.7 Flash has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,530). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads SWE-bench at 75.8% vs 72.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

MiniMax M2.5 output tokens are $0.9/1M versus $1.88/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax M2.5?

Gemini 3.7 Flash has the lower time-to-first-token (82 ms vs 250 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 205k.

Can I self-host either model?

MiniMax M2.5 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 3.7 Flash and MiniMax M2.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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