MiniMax M1 vs Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Compare MiniMax M1 by MiniMax against Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 37 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
MiniMax M1
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
1.3× cheaper
Output
$1.65
2.4× cheaper
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Input
$0.40
Output
$4.00
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 1.3× input, 2.4× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
81%
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) uses 3.3x more emoji
MiniMax M1
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
53%Vocabulary54%
17wSentence Length15w
0.51Hedging0.36
7.4Bold7.0
6.2Lists4.6
0.10Emoji0.34
0.86Headings0.94
0.03Transitions0.09
Based on 14 + 18 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
