Is MiniMax-M2 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B cheaper?

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper on output tokens ($1.57 vs $3.60 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax-M2 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

MiniMax-M2 has the larger context window (400K tokens).

MiniMax-M2 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax-M2 offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax-M2 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	MiniMax-M2	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Provider	Cortecs	Cortecs
Input / 1M tokens	$0.39	$0.60
Output / 1M tokens	$1.57	$3.60
Context window	400K	250K
Parameters	229B	397B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Oct 2025	Feb 2026

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