Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Qwen Turbo
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 9.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax M1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax M1 leads 34.8 to 14.5.
- Qwen Turbo is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $2.20 for MiniMax M1.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 26.8 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 40K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1340 | — |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152), Qwen Turbo: 14.5 (#291)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1360 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#267)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 41.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | — |
| LMArena French | 1369 | — |
| LMArena German | 1350 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1220 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1263 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1330 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1354 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Qwen Turbo?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 9.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax M1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Qwen Turbo?
Qwen Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; MiniMax M1 lists at $0.40 and $2.20.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1M tokens.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Qwen Turbo share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.