Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 vs MiniMax M2.5 benchmark

Name: Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 vs MiniMax M2.5 AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (poolside) and MiniMax M2.5 (MiniMax) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 wins on output price at $0.12/1M. Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 has the larger context window (262k 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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Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1

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$0.12/1M 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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Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (3)vsMiniMax M2.5 (7)

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1: 3W (30%)Overall: MiniMax M2.5MiniMax M2.5: 7W (70%)

← Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1MiniMax M2.5 →

MiniMax M2.5 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

—vs1,478

Coding Elo

—vs1,536

SWE-bench

—vs75.8%

LiveBench

—vs64.4%

GPQA Diamond

—vs76.2%

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1: 0WMiniMax M2.5: 5W

MiniMax M2.5 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs90 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs250 ms

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1: 0WMiniMax M2.5: 2W

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.12/1Mvs$0.9/1M

Input price

$0.06/1Mvs$0.22/1M

Context window

262kvs205k

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1: 3WMiniMax M2.5: 0W

Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageMiniMax M2.5 4/6

Preference Elo

No shared data

Throughput Speed

No shared data

Price Efficiency

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1

$0.78/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

—

EloHigh is better

1,478

Code Elo

High is better

—

Code EloHigh is better

1,536

LiveBench

High is better

—

LiveBenchHigh is better

64.4%

SWE-bench

High is better

—

SWE-benchHigh is better

75.8%

GPQA

High is better

—

GPQAHigh is better

76.2%

TTFT

Low is better

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TTFTLow is better

250 ms

Speed

High is better

—

SpeedHigh is better

90 tok/s

In $

Low is better

+267%$0.06/1M

In $Low is better

$0.22/1M

Out $

Low is better

+650%$0.12/1M

Out $Low is better

$0.9/1M

Context

High is better

+28%262k

ContextHigh is better

205k

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 82% with Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1

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)

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1$3.90 / mo

In: $2.10Out: $1.80

MiniMax M2.5$21.20 / mo

In: $7.70Out: $13.50

Estimated Cost Delta

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 is estimated to save $17.30/month ($208/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1:Pick Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatPoolside: Laguna XS 2.1

Lower output list price ($0.12/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGPoolside: Laguna XS 2.1

Larger window (262k).

Screenshots / visionMiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1	Lower output list price ($0.12/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1	Larger window (262k).
Screenshots / vision	MiniMax M2.5	MiniMax M2.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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MiniMax M2.5: the Feb 2026 SWE-bench specialist still on the board

Tied near the top of official SWE-bench bash-only in Feb 2026. Coding lists should still see it.

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Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$0.12/1M

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, Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 or MiniMax M2.5?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 or MiniMax M2.5?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 output tokens are $0.12/1M versus $0.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 or MiniMax M2.5?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 accepts 262k 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. Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 and MiniMax M2.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 vs MiniMax M2.5 benchmark

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (3)vsMiniMax M2.5 (7)

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1: 3W (30%)Overall: MiniMax M2.5MiniMax M2.5: 7W (70%)

← Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1MiniMax M2.5 →

MiniMax M2.5 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

—vs1,478

Coding Elo

—vs1,536

SWE-bench

—vs75.8%

LiveBench

—vs64.4%

GPQA Diamond

—vs76.2%

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1: 0WMiniMax M2.5: 5W

MiniMax M2.5 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs90 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs250 ms

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1: 0WMiniMax M2.5: 2W

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.12/1Mvs$0.9/1M

Input price

$0.06/1Mvs$0.22/1M

Context window

262kvs205k

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1: 3WMiniMax M2.5: 0W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatPoolside: Laguna XS 2.1

Lower output list price ($0.12/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGPoolside: Laguna XS 2.1

Larger window (262k).

Screenshots / visionMiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1	Lower output list price ($0.12/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1	Larger window (262k).
Screenshots / vision	MiniMax M2.5	MiniMax M2.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 or MiniMax M2.5?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 or MiniMax M2.5?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 output tokens are $0.12/1M versus $0.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 or MiniMax M2.5?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 accepts 262k 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. Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 and MiniMax M2.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

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Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1

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Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

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No shared data

Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

MiniMax M2.5: the Feb 2026 SWE-bench specialist still on the board

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