Question 1

GLM Max vs MiniMax Ultra for coding: which gives more building hours per dollar?

Accepted Answer

At p50 peak, GLM Max returns 0.27 building h/week per $/month (45 h/week for $168/mo) and MiniMax Ultra returns 0.30 building h/week per $/month (36 h/week for $120/mo), so MiniMax Ultra gives more building hours per dollar; both are graded strong for building.

Question 2

What do GLM Max and MiniMax Ultra cost?

Accepted Answer

$168/mo and $120/mo. Comparisons only pair plans within 1.5× of each other on price.

Question 3

Which of the two has an off-peak rate?

Accepted Answer

GLM Max does — peak Mon–Fri 07:00–11:00 London, building 45 h/week p50 peak → 90 h/week p50 off-peak. MiniMax Ultra does not (no $ off-peak; RPM throttle ~15:00–17:30 London).

	GLM Max	MiniMax Ultra
Price	$168/mo	$120/mo
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), peak	45 (24–90)	36 (16–60)
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), off-peak	90 (48–180)	—
Building h/week per $/mo at p50 peak	0.27	0.30
Quality grades	strong planning · strong building · strong admin	cheap planning · strong building · strong admin
Source	official-clock + lived	official-clock
Terminal CLI agent	Yes	Yes
Clock	peak Mon–Fri 07:00–11:00 London	no $ off-peak; RPM throttle ~15:00–17:30 London

GLM Max vs MiniMax Ultra, side by side