Data points: 82
The readout for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax M2.5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
82 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with MiniMax M2.5
The charts below split 17 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3minimax-m2-5-vs-qwen3 | Model A MiniMax M2.5 | Model B Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| Output price | $1.20/M#18 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
115 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 53 tok/s / 7492ms input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage. | Qwen3 Qwen3 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: MiniMax M2.5 leads across 82 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Average speed, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | MiniMax M2.5 exposes 204.8K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. | Qwen3 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | No data | No data |
| Context window | 204.8K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 196.6K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Jul 2025 |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | 235B / 22B active |
| Tokenizer | Other | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | minimax/minimax-m2.5 | qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507 |
| References | No data | No data |
| Input price | $0.300/M#15 | $0.150/M#9 |
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| Blended price | $0.525/M#25 | $0.213/M#12 |
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| Output speed | 157.1 tok/s#25 | 140.3 tok/s#34 |
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| Time to first answer token | 18.13 s#70 | 1.12 s#26 |
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| GPQA | 84.8%#33 | 65.9%#92 |
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| SciCode | 42.6%#33 | 30.4%#91 |
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| HLE | 19.1%#42 | 6.8%#79 |
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Qwen3
speed / latency
48 tok/s / 28513ms
input / output
No data
OpenRouter65 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 88 tok/s / 14234ms input / output No data |
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SiliconFlow60 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 69 tok/s / 9279ms input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 26 tok/s / 19062ms input / output No data |
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NVIDIA NIM54 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 79 tok/s / 3192ms input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 44 tok/s / 21255ms input / output No data |
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RinkoAI45 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 285 tok/s / 3763ms input / output No data |
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MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax-M2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.041/M / $0.164/M | Qwen3 qwen3-235b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
MiniMax M2.5 minimaxai/minimax-m2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3 qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
MiniMax M2.5 minimaxai/minimax-m2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3 Qwen3-30B-A3B speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M |
MiniMax M2.5 minimaxai/minimax-m2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3 qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
