Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Qwen3.6 Flash
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.6 Flash costs 2.0× 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 knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Flash leads 42.2 to 35.7.
- Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper at $0.19 / $1.13 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 | Qwen3.6 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 38.4 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2026-04-27 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 40K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $0.19 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $1.13 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 326.4 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Flash leads
MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125), Qwen3.6 Flash: 28.4 (#90)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | — | 35.2% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1340 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 18% |
| DTBench | — | 77.1% |
| LMCA | — | 31% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.26 |
Math Qwen3.6 Flash leads
MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152), Qwen3.6 Flash: 38.0 (#88)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 22.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 84.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1360 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 10.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 0% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Flash leads
MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168), Qwen3.6 Flash: 42.2 (#90)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 15.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| 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), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Qwen3.6 Flash?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 38.4 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.6 Flash costs 2.0× 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 Qwen3.6 Flash?
Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.19 per million input tokens and $1.13 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 Qwen3.6 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Flash has 13.