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.
| Specification | Qwen3-Max | MiniMax M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | MiniMax |
| Model ID | qwen3-max | MiniMax-M2 |
| Context window | 256K | 197K |
| Max output | 80K | 10K |
| Input price | $1.20 / 1M tokens | $0.30 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $6.00 / 1M tokens | $1.00 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
| Input types | text | text, image, file |
| Output types | text | text |
| Plan | Premium | Free |
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.
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.
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