Is GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct or MiniMax-M2 cheaper?

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper on output tokens ($1.00 vs $2.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct or MiniMax-M2?

MiniMax-M2 has the larger context window (197K tokens).

GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct vs MiniMax-M2

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax-M2 offers a larger context window. Choose GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct or MiniMax-M2 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct	MiniMax-M2
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$1.50	$0.26
Output / 1M tokens	$2.00	$1.00
Context window	4K	197K
Parameters	20B	229B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Sep 2023	Oct 2025

GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct details →MiniMax-M2 details →

FAQ

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