# Cosmos-Reason2-2B vs MiniMax-M2.5 (slim)

> Cosmos-Reason2-2B scores 59.5 (C) to MiniMax-M2.5's 57.5 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Cosmos-Reason2-2B scores 59.5 (C) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M2.5's 57.5 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. MiniMax-M2.5 leads on agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Cosmos-Reason2-2B: C 59.5, rank #59 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cosmos-reason2-2b.min.md
- MiniMax-M2.5: C 57.5, rank #71 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m2-5.min.md
- Cosmos-Reason2-2B, good for Agents that need a small local model to reason over camera footage and images for robotics, driving or smart spaces Ahead on Risk, 60 against 30; Documentation and upkeep, 39 against 22. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.5 against 1.8 out of 5.
- MiniMax-M2.5, good for Teams with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open agent and coding model with parallel tool calls and can live with its use policy Ahead on Agent interface, 75 against 65.

| Category | Cosmos-Reason2-2B | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 30 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 65 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 39 | 22 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cosmos-Reason2-2B | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | MiniMax |
| Licence | NVIDIA Open Model License (custom, commercial use allowed, not an OSI licence); built on Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct under Apache 2.0 | MiniMax Model License (model) and modified MIT (code) |
| Last release | 2026-03-10 | 2026-02-12 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 1.8/5 (4) |