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Qwen3-Max vs MiniMax M2

Side-by-side specs, pricing and capabilities. Both models run on Clade under one subscription, so you can switch between them in the same conversation.

Qwen3-Max comes from Alibaba and MiniMax M2 from MiniMax. The practical difference for most people is context, price, and which input types each one accepts.

Qwen3-Max holds more in a single conversation — 256K tokens against 197K — which matters for long documents and large codebases.

MiniMax M2 is the cheaper of the two on input tokens at $0.30 / 1M tokens.

SpecificationQwen3-MaxMiniMax M2
ProviderAlibabaMiniMax
Model IDqwen3-maxMiniMax-M2
Context window256K197K
Max output80K10K
Input price$1.20 / 1M tokens$0.30 / 1M tokens
Output price$6.00 / 1M tokens$1.00 / 1M tokens
Knowledge cutoff——
Input typestexttext, image, file
Output typestexttext
PlanPremiumFree

Which should you use?

Pick Qwen3-Max when…

  • You need the larger context window — 256K against 197K.
  • You want longer single responses — up to 80K output tokens.
Qwen3-Max details

Pick MiniMax M2 when…

  • Cost matters: input runs at $0.30 / 1M tokens versus $1.20 / 1M tokens.
  • You need image and file input, which the other model does not accept.
  • You are on the free plan — this model is included without an upgrade.
MiniMax M2 details

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Try both on Clade

You do not have to choose. One Clade subscription gives you Qwen3-Max, MiniMax M2, and every other model on the platform.