Is Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) or MiniMax-M2 cheaper?

Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is cheaper on output tokens ($0.78 vs $1.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) or MiniMax-M2?

Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) vs MiniMax-M2

Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) or MiniMax-M2 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)	MiniMax-M2
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.26	$0.26
Output / 1M tokens	$0.78	$1.00
Context window	1M	197K
Parameters	—	229B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Sep 2025	Oct 2025

Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) details →MiniMax-M2 details →

FAQ

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