Models

Coding MiniMax M3 (free) vs GLM 5.2

Compare Coding MiniMax M3 (free) from Minimax and GLM 5.2 from Z.AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

MinimaxCoding MiniMax M3 (free)Z.AIGLM 5.2
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Coding MiniMax M3 (free)
Minimax · text, image, video → text

coding-minimax-m3-free is a free and open version offered by AIHubMix specifically for MiniMax users. To maintain reliable service, each account is limited to 5 requests per minute, 500 requests per day, and 1 million tokens per day.

Input$0 /M
Output$0 /M
36% off
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GLM 5.2
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.

Input$1.1268$0.7212 /M
Output$3.9438$2.524 /M
Cache read$0.2817$0.1803 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Coding MiniMax M3 (free)
GLM 5.2
Input /M
$0
$1.1268$0.721236%
Output /M
$0
$3.9438$2.52436%
Cache read /M
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$0.2817$0.180336%
Context length
1,000,000
1,000,000
Max output
524,288
131,072
Time to First Token
2.3 s
1.0 s
Throughput
65.0 tok/s
35.9 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
May 31, 2026
June 16, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Coding MiniMax M3 (free)
$0.00 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127$81.13 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which responds faster?

GLM 5.2: 1.0s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

Coding MiniMax M3 (free) accepts 1,000,000 and GLM 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 524,288 tokens on Coding MiniMax M3 (free) and 131,072 tokens on GLM 5.2.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Coding MiniMax M3 (free) at 65.0 tok/s and GLM 5.2 at 35.9 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding MiniMax M3 (free) accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Coding MiniMax M3 (free) and GLM 5.2 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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