MiniMax: MiniMax M3 vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus
They cost about the same for input tokens: MiniMax: MiniMax M3 $0.30 per M, Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus $0.325 per M. MiniMax: MiniMax M3 is 1.6× cheaper for output tokens: MiniMax: MiniMax M3 costs $1.20 per M and Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus costs $1.95 per M. About the same: MiniMax: MiniMax M3 takes up to 1,048,576 tokens of context and Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus up to 1,000,000.
| MiniMax: MiniMax M3 | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Model id | minimax/minimax-m3 | qwen/qwen3.6-plus |
| Input | $0.30 per M | $0.325 per M |
| Output | $1.20 per M | $1.95 per M |
| Context length | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Accepts | image, text, video | image, text, video |
| Produces | text | text |
| Served by | minimax | alibaba |
Prices are the providers' list prices per million tokens, as of . Both run on your own provider key through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, with no fee on the tokens.