# LongCat-2.5 vs MiniMax-M2.7 (slim)

> MiniMax-M2.7 scores 57.6 (C) to LongCat-2.5's 50.5 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniMax-M2.7 scores 57.6 (C) on agent readiness against LongCat-2.5's 50.5 (D), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. LongCat-2.5 leads on risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- LongCat-2.5: D 50.5, rank #145 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/longcat-2-5.min.md
- MiniMax-M2.7: C 57.6, rank #106 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m2-7.min.md
- LongCat-2.5, good for Operators with NPU clusters, and anyone tracking what the open flagships can do Ahead on Risk, 60 against 30.
- MiniMax-M2.7, good for Researchers and personal projects with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open agent and coding model with parallel tool calls Ahead on Reach, 60 against 35.

| Category | LongCat-2.5 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 35 | 60 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 30 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 46 | 42 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LongCat-2.5 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Meituan (LongCat) | MiniMax |
| Licence | MIT | MiniMax M2.7 non-commercial licence (MIT-style terms, commercial use needs MiniMax's written authorisation) |
| Last release | 2026-11-10 | 2026-04-20 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | none | 1.8/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Risk, LongCat-2.5 +30: LongCat-2.5 60 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.); MiniMax-M2.7 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…)
- Reach, MiniMax-M2.7 +25: LongCat-2.5 35 (Memory 0, the smallest build is Meituan's W4A4 repository, 1,336 GB, and 1,336 GB × 1.2 = 1,603 GB, far above 256 GB.); MiniMax-M2.7 60 (Memory earns 5. MiniMax only publishes its 230 GB FP8 release, and the smallest build of 4-bit or better from a runtime's own library is LM Studio's Q4_K_M GGUF…)