MiniMax M2 vs Command A
Side-by-side specs, pricing and capabilities. Both models run on Clade under one subscription, so you can switch between them in the same conversation.
MiniMax M2 comes from MiniMax and Command A from Cohere. The practical difference for most people is context, price, and which input types each one accepts.
Command A holds more in a single conversation — 256K tokens against 197K — which matters for long documents and large codebases.
MiniMax M2 is the cheaper of the two on input tokens at $0.30 / 1M tokens.
| Specification | MiniMax M2 | Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Cohere |
| Model ID | MiniMax-M2 | command-a-03-2025 |
| Context window | 197K | 256K |
| Max output | 10K | 8K |
| Input price | $0.30 / 1M tokens | $2.50 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $1.00 / 1M tokens | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
| Input types | text, image, file | text |
| Output types | text | text |
| Plan | Free | Premium |
Which should you use?
Pick MiniMax M2 when…
- Cost matters: input runs at $0.30 / 1M tokens versus $2.50 / 1M tokens.
- You want longer single responses — up to 10K output tokens.
- You need image and file input, which the other model does not accept.
- You are on the free plan — this model is included without an upgrade.
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Try both on Clade
You do not have to choose. One Clade subscription gives you MiniMax M2, Command A, and every other model on the platform.