Is MiniMax M1 or Qwen3.5-397B-A17B cheaper?

MiniMax M1 is cheaper on output tokens ($2.20 vs $3.60 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax M1 or Qwen3.5-397B-A17B?

MiniMax M1 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

MiniMax M1 vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

MiniMax M1 is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax M1 offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax M1 or Qwen3.5-397B-A17B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	MiniMax M1	Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Provider	NovitaAI	NovitaAI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.55	$0.60
Output / 1M tokens	$2.20	$3.60
Context window	1M	262K
Parameters	—	397B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jun 2025	Feb 2026

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