MiniMax-M2.1 is a lightweight, state-of-the-art large language model optimized for coding, agentic workflows, and modern application development. With only 10 billion activated parameters, it delivers a major jump in real-world...
Model details →MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding for images and videos. Its Thinking variant enhances reasoning in STEM, math, and complex tasks. It excels...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 205K | 262K | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.30 | $0.20 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.20 | $2.40 | 🏆 MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 better than Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Input: $0.30 vs $0.20 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.20 vs $2.40 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support?
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 supports up to 205K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support tool calling?
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1: yes. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: yes.
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