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MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2.5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding

Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
MiniMax M2.5
Speed
MiniMax M2.5

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricMiniMax M2.5Qwen2 VL 72B InstructWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.27$0.45 MiniMax M2.5
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.95$0.45 Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.03$0.45 MiniMax M2.5
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, MiniMax M2.5 is 2% cheaper overall.

MiniMax M2.5 Providers

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Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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MiniMax M2.5 Wins
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Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen2 VL 72B InstructWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
41.9--
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
37.4--
GPQA
Graduate-level science
84.8--
MiniMax M2.5 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

MiniMax M2.5
196,608
tokens
Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct
N/A
tokens

Speed Performance

MetricMiniMax M2.5Qwen2 VL 72B InstructWinner
Tokens/second38.9 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token2.11sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.5Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.5Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorMinimaxQwen
ReleasedFeb 2026Unknown

MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.27/M tokens. Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.45/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 37.4, compared to Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct's score of N/A.
MiniMax M2.5 has a 196,608 token context window, while Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct has a unknown token context window.
MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision. Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct does not support vision.
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