# EXAONE 4.5 33B vs MiniMax-M2.5 (slim)

> EXAONE 4.5 33B scores 61 (C) to MiniMax-M2.5's 59 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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EXAONE 4.5 33B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M2.5's 59 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- EXAONE 4.5 33B: C 61, rank #61 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/exaone-4-5-33b.min.md
- MiniMax-M2.5: C 59, rank #99 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m2-5.min.md
- EXAONE 4.5 33B, good for Researchers and students working on documents, Korean or multimodal agents who don't need commercial rights Ahead on Risk, 50 against 30; Agent interface, 85 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 50 against 37.
- 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

| Category | EXAONE 4.5 33B | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 30 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 50 | 37 |

| Fact (where they differ) | EXAONE 4.5 33B | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | LG AI Research | MiniMax |
| Licence | EXAONE AI Model License Agreement 1.2 - NC (research and education only) | MiniMax Model License (model) and modified MIT (code) |
| Last release | 2026-07-06 | 2026-02-12 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | none | 1.8/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Risk, EXAONE 4.5 33B +20: EXAONE 4.5 33B 50 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.); MiniMax-M2.5 30 (File safety earns 15, safetensors only with no pickle files, less 10 because every documented loading route passes trust_remote_code for the repository's Python…)
- Documentation and upkeep, EXAONE 4.5 33B +13: EXAONE 4.5 33B 50 (Model card 20, Uses (the quickstart's question answering, document and agent examples), limitations, the architecture, the parameters, the context, the language…); MiniMax-M2.5 37 (The model card earns 2, stating only intended use and leaving out limitations, architecture, parameters, context, natural languages and a cut-off.)
- Agent interface, EXAONE 4.5 33B +10: EXAONE 4.5 33B 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (5,930 characters).); MiniMax-M2.5 75 (The chat template earns 20 for chat_template.jinja in the repository.)