Qwen3 Max vs MiniMax-M2.5: API price and specs
MiniMax-M2.5 is 58% cheaper than Qwen3 Max on input price.
MiniMax-M2.5 is 86% cheaper than Qwen3 Max on output price.
MiniMax-M2.5 is 71% cheaper than Qwen3 Max on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
MiniMax-M2.5 has a 281.5% larger context than Qwen3 Max.
| Field | Qwen3 Max | MiniMax-M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.36 +139.3% | $0.15 |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.87 +188.4% | $0.30 |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $1.43 +615% | $0.20 |
| Median output, per 1M | $3.46 +188.3% | $1.20 |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.65 +239.5% | $0.19 |
| Context | 262K +73.8% | 1M |
| Max output | 66K +68% | 205K |
| Providers | 12 +67.6% | 37 |
| Regions | US | APAC, EU, GLOBAL, US |
| Accepts | image, text | image, text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | yes |
| Cheapest provider | orcarouter | deepinfra |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
Providers selling both
302ai, aihubmix, alibaba-coding-plan, alibaba-coding-plan-cn, deepinfra, edenai, kilo, ofox, orcarouter, requesty, zenmux
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Max or MiniMax-M2.5?
MiniMax-M2.5 is 58% cheaper than Qwen3 Max on input price. MiniMax-M2.5 is 86% cheaper than Qwen3 Max on output price. MiniMax-M2.5 is 71% cheaper than Qwen3 Max on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Qwen3 Max or MiniMax-M2.5?
Qwen3 Max: 262K tokens; MiniMax-M2.5: 1M tokens.
Where can I use both Qwen3 Max and MiniMax-M2.5?
302ai, aihubmix, alibaba-coding-plan, alibaba-coding-plan-cn, deepinfra, edenai, kilo, ofox, orcarouter, requesty, zenmux