Is Qwen3.8 Max or MiniMax M2.5 cheaper?

MiniMax M2.5 is cheaper on output tokens ($1.20 vs $6.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.8 Max or MiniMax M2.5?

Qwen3.8 Max has the larger context window (991K tokens).

Qwen3.8 Max vs MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5 is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.8 Max offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.8 Max or MiniMax M2.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.8 Max	MiniMax M2.5
Provider	NanoGPT	NanoGPT
Input / 1M tokens	$2.00	$0.30
Output / 1M tokens	$6.00	$1.20
Context window	991K	205K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Aug 2026	Feb 2026

Qwen3.8 Max details →MiniMax M2.5 details →

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