MiniMax-M1 vs Qwen3.6 Max
MiniMax vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 61.5)
- •MiniMax-M1 is cheaper ($0.40 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •MiniMax-M1 has a larger context window (1M)
| MiniMax-M1 | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 61.5 | 88.8 |
| Developer | MiniMax | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.40 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.20 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | — | 36 tok/s |
| Released | June 16, 2025 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | 456B (45.9B active) | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |