MiniMax-M2.5 vs Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct.
model vs model · prices as of
MiniMax-M2.5 takes 3 of 5 rounds against Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $1.54 per million tokens against $1.58.
MiniMaxwins 3 roundsMiniMax-M2.5
$1.54/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at DInference · $0.185 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)
$1.54/M at DInference
$1.58/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)
Standard price (lower wins)
$2.10/M
$2.10/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.185
$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
12 Feb 2026
1 Sept 2024
Providers selling it
48
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 · 1
Alibaba Cloud (China)$2.10 / $1.58
MiniMax-M2.5 then Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- MiniMax-M2.5
io.net Intelligence$0.35 / $1.37 $0.29 / $1.1815% cheaper · - MiniMax-M2.5
Nous Portal$0.22 / $0.76 $0.27 / $0.9525% dearer · - MiniMax-M2.5
Cortecs$0.31 / $1.24 $0.31 / $1.231.0% cheaper · - MiniMax-M2.5
OpenRouter$0.30 / $1.20 $0.27 / $1.0810% cheaper · - MiniMax-M2.5
Requesty$0.36 / $1.44 $0.30 / $1.2017% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.5 or Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct?
- MiniMax-M2.5, at $1.54 per million tokens against $1.58 for Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- MiniMax-M2.5: $1.54 at DInference. Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct: $1.58 at Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. One provider sells both: Alibaba Cloud (China). The cheapest of them for the two together is Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Which holds more context?
- MiniMax-M2.5, 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.