Is Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or MiniMax-M2 cheaper?

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B and MiniMax-M2 have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or MiniMax-M2?

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B vs MiniMax-M2

Both have similar output pricing, while Qwen3.6 35B-A3B offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.6 35B-A3B or MiniMax-M2 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.6 35B-A3B	MiniMax-M2
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.14	$0.26
Output / 1M tokens	$1.00	$1.00
Context window	262K	197K
Parameters	—	229B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Apr 2026	Oct 2025

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B details →MiniMax-M2 details →

FAQ

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