Is Qwen3 Embedding 8B or MiniMax-M2.5 cheaper?

Qwen3 Embedding 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.00 vs $1.20 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3 Embedding 8B or MiniMax-M2.5?

MiniMax-M2.5 has the larger context window (205K tokens).

Qwen3 Embedding 8B vs MiniMax-M2.5

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

Spec	Qwen3 Embedding 8B	MiniMax-M2.5
Provider	Novita AI	Novita AI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.07	$0.30
Output / 1M tokens	$0.00	$1.20
Context window	33K	205K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jun 2025	Feb 2026

Qwen3 Embedding 8B details →MiniMax-M2.5 details →

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