MiniMax M1 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Compare MiniMax M1 by MiniMax against Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, MiniMax M1 or Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B?
MiniMax M1 and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B are both competitive models. MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens vs $0.6/M for Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B. Context windows: 1000K vs 262K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between MiniMax M1 and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
MiniMax M1 is made by minimax while Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B is from qwen. MiniMax M1 has a 1000K token context window compared to Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B's 262K. On pricing, MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens vs $0.6/M for Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B.
Per 1M tokens
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 2.0× input, 2.2× output
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Style Comparison
Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B uses 5.3x more transitions
