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MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2.5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Has reasoning mode

Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507 wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
Price Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507
Speed
MiniMax M2.5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMinimaxQwen
ReleasedFeb 2026Unknown

MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507 Modalities

Input
Output

Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.15/M tokens. Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507 has cheaper output pricing at $0.20/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.5 has a 196,608 token context window, while Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507 has a 262,144 token context window.
MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision. Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507 does not support vision.