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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3-VL Plus vs MiniMax-M2 Her

Qwen3-VL Plus comes out ahead, 58 to 43 on our weighted score.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3-VL Plus

    Released Sep 23, 2025

    58/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $1.60
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3-VL Plus

  2. MiniMax

    MiniMax-M2 Her

    Released Jan 23, 2026

    43/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.30 / $1.20
    • Context66K
    Full specs Remove MiniMax-M2 Her

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3-VL Plus is our pick

Qwen3-VL Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against MiniMax-M2 Her (43). It leads on 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 priceMiniMax-M2 HerMiniMax-M2 Her $0.525 · Qwen3-VL Plus $0.55 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3-VL PlusQwen3-VL Plus 262,144 · MiniMax-M2 Her 65,536 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3-VL PlusQwen3-VL Plus: Text, Images · MiniMax-M2 Her: Text
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3-VL PlusMiniMax-M2 Her
Price50%6060
Inputs & features30%7035
Context window20%3712
Overall100%58/10043/100

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-VL Plus vs MiniMax-M2 Her specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3-VL PlusAlibaba (Qwen)MiniMax-M2 HerMiniMax
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.20 (best)$0.30
Output$1.60$1.20 (best)
Cached input$0.04—
Blended (3:1)$0.55$0.525 (best)
Long-context rateOver 32K: $0.30 / $2.40Same rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIMedian of 3 providers
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)65,536 tokens
Max output32,768 tokens (best)2,048 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDqwen3-vl-plus—
API providers6 (best)3
ReleasedSep 23, 2025Jan 23, 2026
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3-VL Plus$5.20
  • MiniMax-M2 Her$5.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3-VL Plus or MiniMax-M2 Her?

Qwen3-VL Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against MiniMax-M2 Her (43). It leads on 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-VL Plus or MiniMax-M2 Her?

MiniMax-M2 Her is cheaper at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). Qwen3-VL Plus costs $0.20 input / $1.60 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.525 per million tokens for MiniMax-M2 Her versus $0.55 for Qwen3-VL Plus (1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3-VL Plus has not been scored yet and MiniMax-M2 Her has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3-VL Plus and MiniMax-M2 Her 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-VL Plus has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 65,536 for MiniMax-M2 Her. Maximum output per response: Qwen3-VL Plus up to 32,768, MiniMax-M2 Her up to 2,048 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3-VL Plus accepts text and images; MiniMax-M2 Her accepts text. Qwen3-VL Plus handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. Qwen3-VL Plus and MiniMax-M2 Her are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

MiniMax-M2 Her is the newest, released Jan 23, 2026. Qwen3-VL Plus came out Sep 23, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3-VL 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 Nov 2, 2026.

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