Model Comparison
MiniMax M1 80K vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
MiniMax M1 80K significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 3.2x cheaper per token.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
MiniMax M1 80K outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
MiniMax M1 80K significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, MiniMax M1 80K ($0.55/1M tokens) is 1.8x more expensive than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens).
For output processing, MiniMax M1 80K ($2.20/1M tokens) is 7.3x more expensive than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens).
In conclusion, MiniMax M1 80K is more expensive than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
MiniMax M1 80K has 448.4B more parameters than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct, making it 5892.1% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
MiniMax M1 80K accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen2.5 7B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. MiniMax M1 80K can generate longer responses up to 40,000 tokens, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.
License
Usage and distribution terms
MiniMax M1 80K is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
MiniMax M1 80K was released on 2025-06-16, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
MiniMax M1 80K is 9 months newer than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct.
Jun 16, 2025
10 months ago
9mo newerSep 19, 2024
1.6 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
MiniMax M1 80K is available from Novita. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is available from Together.
MiniMax M1 80K
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
MiniMax M1 80K
View detailsMiniMax
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about MiniMax M1 80K vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct