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Updated Jun 2025

MiniMax M1vsQwen3 235B A22B

MiniMax M1 has a larger context window than Qwen3 235B A22B (1.0M tokens vs 33K tokens).

MiniMax M1 and Qwen3 235B A22B compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecMiniMax M1Qwen3 235B A22B
Input price$0.3/M tokens—
Output price$1.65/M tokens—
Context window1.0M tokens33K tokens
Parameters456B (45.9B active)235B (22B Active)
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedJun 2025Apr 2025
Our Verdict
MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1
Qwen3 235B A22B
Qwen3 235B A22BRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, MiniMax M1 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.65
Qwen3 235B A22B
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

3 hosts, cheapest first

MiniMax M12 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
MiniMax$0.40 in·$2.20 out·1M·100% upNNovitabf16$0.55 in·$2.20 out·1M·100% up
Qwen3 235B A22B1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.46 in·$1.82 out·131k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
80%

Qwen3 235B A22B uses 3.4x more transitions

MiniMax M1
Qwen3 235B A22B
54%Vocabulary59%
18wSentence Length16w
0.54Hedging0.58
5.7Bold7.0
3.6Lists4.1
0.34Emoji0.33
0.87Headings0.88
0.04Transitions0.14
Based on 27 + 27 text responses
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