MiniMax M2.1 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | MiniMax M2.1 | Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Company | MiniMax | Alibaba |
| Release Date | December 22, 2025 | September 9, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | 80B |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 66K |
| Context (output) | 100K | 66K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.30 | $0.15 |
| Output Price / 1M | $1.20 | $1.50 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Verdict
MiniMax M2.1 leads in 3 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: MiniMax M2.1 — 0.9, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct — 0.9.
API Cost
MiniMax M2.1 is 1.1x cheaper: input $0.30/1M vs $0.15/1M tokens.
Context Window
MiniMax M2.1 supports a larger context: 1M vs 66K tokens.
Recency
MiniMax M2.1 is newer: released 12/22/2025 vs 9/9/2025.
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