MiniMax-M2.1 vs Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct.
model vs model · prices as of
MiniMax-M2.1 and Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.1
$1.91/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at LLM Gateway · $0.228 per 1,000 pages
205k context · tool calling · open weights
Alibaba CloudQwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct
$1.58/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · $0.215 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.30/M
$0.35/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.20/M
$1.05/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$1.91/M at LLM Gateway
$1.58/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)
Standard price (lower wins)
$2.10/M
$2.10/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.228
$0.215
Context
205k tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
not stated
not stated
Reads images
no
yes
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
23 Dec 2025
1 Sept 2024
Providers selling it
24
3
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 0
No provider we read sells both, so running the two means two accounts.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- MiniMax-M2.1
Nous Portal$0.24 / $0.96 $0.30 / $1.2025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.1 or Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct?
- Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct, at $1.58 per million tokens against $1.91 for MiniMax-M2.1, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- MiniMax-M2.1: $1.91 at LLM Gateway. Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct: $1.58 at Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- No provider we read sells both, so running the two means two accounts and two bills.
- Which holds more context?
- MiniMax-M2.1, at 205k tokens against 131k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.