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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3.5 Plus vs MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed

Qwen3.5 Plus comes out ahead, 59 to 41 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 Plus

    Released Feb 16, 2026

    59/100
    • ECI146.8
    • Price$0.40 / $2.40
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.5 Plus

  2. MiniMax

    MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed

    Released Feb 13, 2026

    41/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.60 / $2.40
    • Context205K
    Full specs Remove MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3.5 Plus is our pick

Qwen3.5 Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (41). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 priceQwen3.5 PlusQwen3.5 Plus $0.90 · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed $1.05 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3.5 PlusQwen3.5 Plus 1,000,000 · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed 204,800 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.5 PlusQwen3.5 Plus: Text, Images, Video · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed: Text
  • Self-hostingMiniMax-M2.5-highspeedPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.5 PlusMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed
Price50%5249
Inputs & features30%7035
Context window20%6032
Overall100%59/10041/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen3.5 Plus vs MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.5 PlusAlibaba (Qwen)MiniMax-M2.5-highspeedMiniMax
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)146.8—
ECI rank#65 of 148—
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions84.9%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics86.7%—
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions25.4%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.40 (best)$0.60
Output$2.40$2.40
Cached input—$0.06
Blended (3:1)$0.90 (best)$1.05
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial MiniMax (minimax.io) API
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens (best)204,800 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model IDqwen3.5-plusMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed
API providers10 (best)7
ReleasedFeb 16, 2026Feb 13, 2026
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3.5 Plus$8.80
  • MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed$10.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.5 Plus or MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed?

Qwen3.5 Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (41). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 Plus or MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed?

Qwen3.5 Plus is cheaper at $0.40 input / $2.40 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed costs $0.60 input / $2.40 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.90 per million tokens for Qwen3.5 Plus versus $1.05 for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3.5 Plus has an ECI of 146.8 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 Plus and MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.5 Plus has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 204,800 for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.5 Plus up to 65,536, MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.5 Plus accepts text, images and video; MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed accepts text. Qwen3.5 Plus handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen3.5 Plus is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen3.5 Plus is the newest, released Feb 16, 2026. MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed came out Feb 13, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3.5 Plus Apr 2025.

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.

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