Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Qwen3 Coder Next cheaper?

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on output tokens ($0.80 vs $0.95 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax-M2.1 or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next has the larger context window (262K tokens).

MiniMax-M2.1 vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3 Coder Next offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax-M2.1 or Qwen3 Coder Next based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	MiniMax-M2.1	Qwen3 Coder Next
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.29	$0.11
Output / 1M tokens	$0.95	$0.80
Context window	197K	262K
Parameters	229B	80B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Dec 2025	Feb 2026

MiniMax-M2.1 details →Qwen3 Coder Next details →

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Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.