Data points: 81
The readout for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3.5, 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
81 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with MiniMax M2.5
The charts below split 16 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3.5minimax-m2-5-vs-qwen3-5 | Model A MiniMax M2.5 | Model B Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA | 84.8%#33 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
225 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 79 tok/s / 3192ms input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3.5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Qwen3.5 Qwen3.5 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency, Free providers. |
TL;DR: MiniMax M2.5 leads across 81 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3.5 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| First-token latency, Free providers |
| Model metadata | MiniMax M2.5 exposes 204.8K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. | Qwen3.5 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Tool calling. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | No data | No data |
| Context window | 204.8K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 196.6K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input TextImagevideo Output Text |
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | 9B |
| Tokenizer | Other | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | minimax/minimax-m2.5 | qwen/qwen3.5-9b |
| References | No data | No data |
| Input price | $0.300/M#15 | $0.600/M#23 |
|---|
| Output price | $1.20/M#18 | $3.60/M#30 |
|---|
| HLE | 19.1%#42 | 27.3%#21 |
|---|
| Blended price | $0.525/M#25 | $1.35/M#45 |
|---|
| Output speed | 157.1 tok/s#25 | 51.8 tok/s#86 |
|---|
| SciCode | 42.6%#33 | 42.0%#36 |
|---|
| Time to first token | 5.40 s#83 | 1.80 s#65 |
|---|
Qwen3.5
speed / latency
37 tok/s / 5734ms
input / output
No data
SiliconFlow60 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 69 tok/s / 9279ms input / output No data | Qwen3.5 speed / latency 54 tok/s / 25712ms input / output No data |
|---|
阿里云百炼 DashScope34 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 55 tok/s / 12842ms input / output No data | Qwen3.5 speed / latency 40 tok/s / 21867ms input / output No data |
|---|
SCNET25 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 40 tok/s / 13540ms input / output No data | Qwen3.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
星见雅 API25 tests | MiniMax M2.5 英伟达/minimaxai/minimax-m2.5 speed / latency 71 tok/s / 8578ms input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3.5 英伟达/qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b speed / latency 21 tok/s / 4352ms input / output $0/M / $0/M |
|---|
MiniMax M2.5 minimaxai/minimax-m2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $12.50/M / $15.63/M | Qwen3.5 qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
MiniMax M2.5 minimax-m2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3.5 qwen3.5-397b-a17b 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 | Qwen3.5 Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B speed / latency No data input / output $0.290/M / $1.74/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
