GLM 4.7 vs MiniMax M2.1

Choose GLM 4.7 if you want gLM users wanting a small step up from 4.6. Choose MiniMax M2.1 if you want tool-heavy personal and autonomous agents on a budget.

In our editorial scoring, GLM 4.7 leads in 3 of five dimensions (output quality, agentic ability and reliability), while MiniMax M2.1 leads in 1. On price, GLM 4.7 runs about $0.81 per 1M tokens (blended) and is open-weight; MiniMax M2.1 is about $0.49 and open-weight.

The model is half the story — the agent is the other half

The model picks the moves; the agent runs the loop, the tools, and the guardrails. Once you've chosen a model, see which agent gets the most out of it.