MiniMax-M2.5 is a SOTA large language model designed for real-world productivity. Trained in a diverse range of complex real-world digital working environments, M2.5 builds upon the coding expertise of M2.1 to extend into general office wor…
Model details →MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding across images and video. The Thinking model is optimized for multimodal reasoning in STEM and math. The series emphasizes robust…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 197K | 131K | 🏆 MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.26 | 🏆 MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $2.60 | 🏆 MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) |
| 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 235B A22B Thinking |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) better than Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?
Input: $0.00 vs $0.26 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.00 vs $2.60 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking support?
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) supports up to 197K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking support tool calling?
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free): yes. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: yes.