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MiniMax M2.1 vs Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2.1 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls

Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.1
Context Window
MiniMax M2.1
Speed
MiniMax M2.1

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.1Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.1Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMinimaxQwen
ReleasedDec 2025Unknown

MiniMax M2.1 Modalities

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Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.1 has a 196,608 token context window, while Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct has a 32,768 token context window.
MiniMax M2.1 does not support vision. Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct supports vision.