# Kronos vs MiniMax-M2.5 (slim)

> MiniMax-M2.5 scores 57.5 (C) to Kronos's 55.2 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniMax-M2.5 scores 57.5 (C) on agent readiness against Kronos's 55.2 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Kronos leads on risk and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Kronos: C 55.2, rank #86 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kronos.min.md
- MiniMax-M2.5: C 57.5, rank #75 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m2-5.min.md
- Kronos, good for Agents that need a quick local forecast or synthetic sample of a candlestick series on modest hardware, for research or as one input among others. Ahead on Risk, 50 against 30; Documentation and upkeep, 61 against 22.
- 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 Reach, 65 against 55; Agent interface, 75 against 60.

| Category | Kronos | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 30 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 61 | 22 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kronos | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Yu Shi (shiyu-coder, NeoQuasar), Tsinghua University | MiniMax |
| Licence | MIT | MiniMax Model License (model) and modified MIT (code) |
| Last release | 2026-04-13 | 2026-02-12 |
| Popularity | 43k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 1.8/5 (4) |