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Minimax
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MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3.5 Plus

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2.5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding

Qwen3.5 Plus wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
Qwen3.5 Plus
Speed
MiniMax M2.5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

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

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.5Qwen3.5 Plus
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMinimaxQwen
ReleasedFeb 2026Feb 2026

MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Qwen3.5 Plus Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper output pricing at $0.95/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 37.4, compared to Qwen3.5 Plus's score of N/A.
MiniMax M2.5 has a 196,608 token context window, while Qwen3.5 Plus has a 1,000,000 token context window.
MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision. Qwen3.5 Plus supports vision.