Is Qwen3.6 Flash or MiniMax-M2 cheaper?

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper on output tokens ($1.00 vs $1.13 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 Flash or MiniMax-M2?

Qwen3.6 Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Qwen3.6 Flash vs MiniMax-M2

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.6 Flash offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.6 Flash or MiniMax-M2 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.6 Flash	MiniMax-M2
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.19	$0.26
Output / 1M tokens	$1.13	$1.00
Context window	1M	197K
Parameters	—	229B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Apr 2026	Oct 2025

Qwen3.6 Flash details →MiniMax-M2 details →

FAQ

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