# MiniMax-M2 vs Qwen Max

> MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m2-vs-qwen-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Max in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiniMax-M2 leads 37.3 to 22.3.
- MiniMax-M2 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- MiniMax-M2 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 33K.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 34.7 |
| Rank | 204 | 230 |
| Context | 205K | 33K |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | $1.60 |
| Output $/M | $1.20 | $6.40 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
- Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1288 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
- Qwen Max: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |

## Reasoning

- MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
- Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1269 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |

## Math

- MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
- Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1352 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |

## Knowledge

- MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1337 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |

## Multilingual

- MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
- Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1335 | 1330 |
| LMArena German | 1355 | 1254 |
| LMArena Russian | 1331 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | 1290 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1142 |

## Instruction Following

- MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
- Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1328 | 1262 |

## Long Context

- MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
- Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1331 | 1288 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |

## Writing & Preference

- MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
- Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1286 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1361 | 1277 |

## FAQ

### Is MiniMax-M2 better than Qwen Max?

MiniMax-M2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.4 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 or Qwen Max?

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.

### Is MiniMax-M2 or Qwen Max better for coding?

MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

MiniMax-M2 does, with 205K tokens against 33K.

### How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Qwen Max share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.