Model comparison
MiniMax-M2 vs Qwen Turbo
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.9 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 6.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax-M2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax-M2 leads 34.6 to 14.5.
- Qwen Turbo is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.
- Qwen Turbo accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 36.9 | 26.8 |
| Released | 2025-10-27 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | — |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158), Qwen Turbo: 14.5 (#291)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1350 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2 leads
MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#267)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 41.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1336 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1314 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1367 | — |
| LMArena French | 1336 | — |
| LMArena German | 1366 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1332 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1329 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1332 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1362 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2 better than Qwen Turbo?
MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.9 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 6.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax-M2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 or Qwen Turbo?
Qwen Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Turbo does, with 1M tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Qwen Turbo share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.