Qwen3.8 Flash vs MiniMax-M1: API price and specs
Qwen3.8 Flash is 26% cheaper than MiniMax-M1 on input price.
Qwen3.8 Flash is 76% cheaper than MiniMax-M1 on output price.
Qwen3.8 Flash is 59% cheaper than MiniMax-M1 on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Qwen3.8 Flash has a 4.9% larger context than MiniMax-M1.
| Field | Qwen3.8 Flash | MiniMax-M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.0975 | $0.13 +35.4% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.15 | $0.48 +216.7% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $0.31 | $1.25 +310.5% |
| Median output, per 1M | $0.47 | $2.20 +368.1% |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.16 | $0.38 +141.4% |
| Context | 1M | 1M +4.6% |
| Max output | 131K | 128K +2.3% |
| Providers | 27 | 6 +77.8% |
| Regions | GLOBAL, US | APAC |
| Accepts | file, image, image/bmp, image/heic, image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, image/webp, pdf, text, video, video/mp4, video/quicktime, video/x-flv, video/x-matroska, video/x-ms-wmv, video/x-msvideo | text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | edenai | 302ai |
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, aiml, edenai, jiekou, kilo, openrouter
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 Flash or MiniMax-M1?
Qwen3.8 Flash is 26% cheaper than MiniMax-M1 on input price. Qwen3.8 Flash is 76% cheaper than MiniMax-M1 on output price. Qwen3.8 Flash is 59% cheaper than MiniMax-M1 on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Qwen3.8 Flash or MiniMax-M1?
Qwen3.8 Flash: 1M tokens; MiniMax-M1: 1M tokens.
Where can I use both Qwen3.8 Flash and MiniMax-M1?
302ai, aiml, edenai, jiekou, kilo, openrouter