Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Mercury Edit 2 vs MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B comes out ahead, 58 to 41 and 35 on our weighted score, though Mercury Edit 2 is 2.9× cheaper per token.
- Our pick
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.5 122B-A10B
58/100- ECI—
- Price$0.40 / $3.20
- Context262K
InceptionMercury Edit 2
35/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.75
- Context32K
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed
41/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $2.40
- Context205K
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is our pick
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (41) and Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Mercury Edit 2 wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceMercury Edit 2Mercury Edit 2 $0.375 · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed $1.05 · Qwen3.5 122B-A10B $1.10 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B 262,144 · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed 204,800 · Mercury Edit 2 32,000 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Mercury Edit 2: Text · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed: Text
- Self-hostingQwen3.5 122B-A10B and MiniMax-M2.5-highspeedPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Mercury Edit 2 | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 48 | 70 | 49 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 90 | 0 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 37 | 0 | 32 |
| Overall | 100% | 58/100 | 35/100 | 41/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Qwen3.5 122B-A10BAlibaba (Qwen) | Mercury Edit 2Inception | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeedMiniMax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.40 | $0.25 (best) | $0.60 |
| Output | $3.20 | $0.75 (best) | $2.40 |
| Cached input | — | $0.025 (best) | $0.06 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.10 | $0.375 (best) | $1.05 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Official Inception API | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (best) | 32,000 tokens | 204,800 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 8,192 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | qwen3.5-122b-a10b | mercury-edit-2 | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed |
| API providers | 19 (best) | 1 | 7 |
| Released | Feb 23, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Qwen3.5 122B-A10B$10.40
- Mercury Edit 2$4.00
- MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed$10.80
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B, Mercury Edit 2 or MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed?
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (41) and Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Mercury Edit 2 wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B, Mercury Edit 2 or MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed?
Mercury Edit 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.75 output per million tokens (official Inception API price). MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed costs $0.60 input / $2.40 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price); Qwen3.5 122B-A10B costs $0.40 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.375 per million tokens for Mercury Edit 2 versus $1.05 for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (2.8× as much) and $1.10 for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B (2.9× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has not been scored yet, Mercury Edit 2 has not been scored yet and MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B, Mercury Edit 2 and MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Mercury Edit 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 204,800 for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed and 32,000 for Mercury Edit 2. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B up to 65,536, Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192, MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B accepts text, images, audio and video; Mercury Edit 2 accepts text; MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed accepts text. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Mercury Edit 2 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Mercury Edit 2 is the newest, released Mar 30, 2026. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B came out Feb 23, 2026; MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed came out Feb 13, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
