AI model comparison

Qwen3.7 Plus vs MiniMax M2.5

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

Qwen3.7-Plus is a cost-effective model in Alibaba's Qwen3.7 series.

Input / 1M
$0.32
Output / 1M
$1.28
Context
1M

MiniMax-M2.5 is a SOTA large language model designed for real-world productivity.

Input / 1M
$0.27
Output / 1M
$1.08
Context
205K

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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MiniMax M2.5

1.2x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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Qwen3.7 Plus

25.2 vs 22.8 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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Qwen3.7 Plus

1M vs 205K tokens

Newer release

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Qwen3.7 Plus

Released June 3, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

qwen logoQwen3.7 Plus25.2
minimax logoMiniMax M2.522.8

Coding index

qwen logoQwen3.7 Plus55.9
minimax logoMiniMax M2.5Not available

Agentic index

qwen logoQwen3.7 Plus17.5
minimax logoMiniMax M2.5Not available

Pricing

Qwen3.7 Plus vs MiniMax M2.5 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricqwen logoQwen3.7 Plusminimax logoMiniMax M2.5
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.32$0.27
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$1.28$1.08
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.06$0.03
Cache writePer 1M tokens$0.40Not available
Long-context pricingPer 1M tokens, for very long prompts$0.96 in / $3.84 out above 256KSame rate at any length

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

qwen logoQwen3.7 Plus$1.28
minimax logoMiniMax M2.5$1.08

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

qwen logoQwen3.7 Plus$14.72$7.04 cached
minimax logoMiniMax M2.5$12.42$5.13 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

qwen logoQwen3.7 Plus$50.56$12.16 cached
minimax logoMiniMax M2.5$42.66$6.21 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricqwen logoQwen3.7 Plusminimax logoMiniMax M2.5
Context window1M tokens205K tokens
Max output131K tokens128K tokens
Input typesImage, TextText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsNot availableNot available
Default reasoning effortNot availableNot available
Release dateJune 3, 2026February 12, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricqwen logoQwen3.7 Plusminimax logoMiniMax M2.5
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

MiniMax M2.5 is 1.2x cheaper for a typical chat. Qwen3.7 Plus scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (25.2 vs 22.8). Qwen3.7 Plus has the larger context window (1M vs 205K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.7 Plus or MiniMax M2.5 cheaper?

MiniMax M2.5 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). MiniMax M2.5 costs $0.27 per 1M input tokens and $1.08 per 1M output tokens, while Qwen3.7 Plus costs $0.32 per 1M input tokens and $1.28 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Qwen3.7 Plus or MiniMax M2.5?

Qwen3.7 Plus supports up to 1M tokens of context, compared with 205K for MiniMax M2.5.

Is Qwen3.7 Plus smarter than MiniMax M2.5?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Qwen3.7 Plus scores 25.2 and MiniMax M2.5 scores 22.8, putting Qwen3.7 Plus ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Qwen3.7 Plus and MiniMax M2.5 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Qwen3.7 Plus and MiniMax M2.5 answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Qwen3.7 Plus and MiniMax M2.5 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.